dc.contributor.advisor |
‘Ofanoa, M |
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dc.contributor.advisor |
Percival, T |
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dc.contributor.author |
Malungahu, Gemma |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-10-19T22:04:33Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2015 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/27264 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
It has been twenty one years since the International Conference on Population Development Program of Action redefined reproductive health as a human right to ensure that access to reproductive health services such as family planning is enabled for all women. As a developed nation we are failing to ensure that family planning services are accessible for women who are most vulnerable. There is an inequity in teenage pregnancy, unplanned and unwanted pregnancies and abortions among Pacific in New Zealand, more specifically among Tongan women. Therefore this thesis aims to explore the perceptions of Tongan females towards fertility and family planning in New Zealand. The research seeks to identify the barriers to family planning services and identify strategies to improve access. The research utilises a Pacific methodology, the Kakala framework and the contemporary approach the Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT). Twelve in-depth interviews were undertaken with Tongan women aged between 16-49 years and live in South Auckland. The findings yielded important information related to fertility preferences and understandings of family planning choices (modern, traditional contraception and IVF), barriers to the services including fakama (stigma) and a lack of awareness of the services. Other barriers included distance and cultural insensitivity. Strategies that were identified by the participants included improving awareness in the church setting and social media. Other recommendations were related to introducing family planning at an earlier stage within the school curriculum (intermediate) and the incorporation of anga fakatonga values within the curriculum and health services. To conclude, the findings indicated the need for policy makers to initiate structural changes in order to empower Tongan women to seek help if and when they want. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA99264811413802091 |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/nz/ |
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dc.title |
A Right to Reproductive Health among Tongan women in South Auckland, New Zealand |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Public Health |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Author |
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pubs.elements-id |
502161 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-10-20 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112909809 |
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