background: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting up to one in every five women of reproductive age. the majority of researches on pcos focus on its biomedical aspects, often overlooking and neglecting women’s own perceptions and experiences. objectives: this study aimed to explore women’s perception and experiences that influence their personal gender rol...

background: relapse is a common problem in drug user’s rehabilitation program and reported in all over the country. an in-depth study on patients’ experiences can be used for exploring the relapse process among drug users. therefore, this study suggests a model for relapse process among iranian drug users. methods: in this qualitative study with grounded theory approach, 22 participants with ri...

BACKGROUND Advances in genetic and genomic research have introduced challenges in obtaining informed consent for research in low and middle-income settings. However, there are only few studies that have explored challenges in obtaining informed consent in genetic and genomic research in Africa and none in South Africa. To start filling this gap, we conducted an empirical study to investigate th...

OBJECTIVE To explore illness experiences of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia. DESIGN Qualitative method of in-depth interviews. SETTING Midsize city in Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Seven patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia. METHOD Seven in-depth interviews were conducted to explore the illness experience of patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia. All interviews were audiotaped and transcrib...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to explore the interactions between food securing activities, health and gender equity from the perspective of rural east African women. The specific objectives were to document the critical interaction among these three issues-food security, gender inequity, women's health within the context of sub-Saharan Africa; to describe the nature of this triad from the...