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Limited Equality: Contradictory Ideas about Gender and the Implications for Reproductive Health in Rural Vietnam

JSI Research and Trainin Institute, 1616 North Fort Myer Drive, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, USA. E-mail: dsantillan{at}jsl.com (Santillán).

Sidney Schuler

JSI Research and Training Institute, 1616 North Fort Myer Drive, 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, USA. E-mail: dsantillan{at}jsl.com (Santillán).

Hoang Tu Anh

Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion, Room 108—A12—Alley 4/5, Phuong Mai Street, Dongda, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Tran Hung Minh

Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion, Room 108—A12—Alley 4/5, Phuong Mai Street, Dongda, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Bui Thi Thanh Mai

Consultation of Investment in Health Promotion, Room 108—A12—Alley 4/5, Phuong Mai Street, Dongda, Hanoi, Vietnam.

The historical convergence of various ideologies, particularly Confucian and communist/socialist doctrines, has fostered contradictory gender norms and attitudes that affect reproductive health in contemporary Vietnam. Patriarchal ideas rooted in Confucianism coexist with the concept of gender equality. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study and preliminary results from a structured survey. It examines how contradictory norms and attitudes affect women's reproductive health by influencing reproductive decision making, family planning responsibilities, responses to reproductive health problems and couple communication.

Journal of Health Management, Vol. 4, No. 2, 251-267 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/097206340200400210


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