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The Relational Experience of Poverty: Challenges for Family Planning and Autonomy in Rural Areas

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This is a qualitative study of a family planning education program in New York State using in‐depth interviews with 16 low‐income participants. The study demonstrates how challenges faced by the rural poor in family planning and health autonomy are exacerbated by lack of social support and isolation. Service providers are therefore critical to clients’ achievement of health and family planning goals. Such services are needed not merely because of individual deficiencies, but also due to the relational nature of the effects of poverty. The concept of relational autonomy is used to explain the experiences of the rural poor in this study. 贫困的关系经验：乡村地区家庭计划和健康自主（权）面临的挑战 本文通过对16位低收入参与者进行深度访谈，从而对纽约州家庭计划教育项目进行了定性研究。研究证明了乡村贫困人群家庭计划和健康自主权所面临的挑战，以及该挑战在贫困人群缺少社会支持和被孤立的情况下如何变得更加严峻。因此，服务提供者对客户达到健康目标和家庭计划目标来说尤为重要。需要这些服务的原因并不仅仅是因为个人缺少这些服务，还因为贫困影响的关系性质（relational nature）。本文使用关系自主（ relational autonomy）的概念解释了乡村贫困人群的经历。 La experiencia relacional de la pobreza: retos de la planificación familiar y la autonomía en las áreas rurales Este es un estudio cualitativo de un programa de educación de planificación familiar en el estado de Nueva York que utiliza entrevistas a profundidad con 16 participantes de bajos ingresos. El estudio demuestra cómo los retos en planificación y autonomía en salud que enfrentan los pobres en áreas rurales están siendo empeorados por una falta de apoyo social y por el aislamiento. Los proveedores de servicio son entonces vitales para el éxito de los clientes en sus objetivos de salud y planificación familiar. Estos servicios se necesitan no solo porque hay deficiencias individuales, sino por la naturaleza relacional de los efectos de la pobreza. El concepto de la autonomía relacional se usa para explicar las experiencias de los pobres en áreas rurales en este estudio.

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  • Elizabeth Seale, 2017. "The Relational Experience of Poverty: Challenges for Family Planning and Autonomy in Rural Areas," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 9(3), pages 331-354, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:9:y:2017:i:3:p:331-354
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.181
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