Hysterectomies and bodily autonomy in female migratory farm laborers in the unorganized labor sector in Beed district of Maharashtra: A Review Article

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dc.contributor.authorSwami, Dr. Amrut Arunen_US
dc.contributor.authorRane, Sakshien_US
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Dr. Sanjayen_US
dc.contributor.authorNetragaonkar, Dr. Rahulen_US
dc.contributor.authorJha, Dr. Ashish Kumaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:55:15Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:55:15Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractSeasonal labor migration is a vital aspect of livelihood in rural and tribal regions of India. Females are paid less than males for the same amount of work. Contractors are unwilling to hire female menstruating laborers as menstruation and pregnancy are considered as roadblocks. The worry of hefty fines for absence pushes girls to get their uterus removed as menstruation & pregnancy may require them to pass work opportunities. This review aims to summarize the prevalence of hysterectomies among these women, and tries to understand the mindset behind the same. In 2018, 36% of female sugarcane laborers in the State had undergone a hysterectomy. While the rate of hysterectomies among women aged between 15- 49 years at the all-India level is 3.2%, the hysterectomy rate in the state of Maharashtra is 2.6%. Our findings revealed several studies and newspaper articles showing the prevalence of irrational hysterectomies among the unorganized migratory farm laborers as a result of work-related pressures, a grossly unregulated private medical sector and exploitative contractors who hire themen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professoren_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCEO & Professor & Headen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Community Medicine, Zydus Medical College, Dahod-389151, Gujarat, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsMBBS Student, DVVPFs Medical College & Hospital, Ahmednagar-414111, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHead, Department of Zoology, Hislop College, Nagpur-440001, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSwami Dr. Amrut Arun, Rane Sakshi, Kumar Dr. Sanjay, Netragaonkar Dr. Rahul, Jha Dr. Ashish Kumar. Hysterectomies and bodily autonomy in female migratory farm laborers in the unorganized labor sector in Beed district of Maharashtra: A Review Article. VIMS Health Science Journal. 2022 Jun; 9(2): 62-68en_US
dc.identifier.issn2348-523X
dc.identifier.issn2454-1990
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/219083
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherDr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation Ahmednagaren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.46858/vimshsj.9208en_US
dc.subjectUnorganized sectoren_US
dc.subjectOccupational healthen_US
dc.subjectFemale Labourersen_US
dc.subjectHysterectomyen_US
dc.titleHysterectomies and bodily autonomy in female migratory farm laborers in the unorganized labor sector in Beed district of Maharashtra: A Review Articleen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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