Keywords
Cuba, Social Determinants of Health, Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health, Community-Based Participatory Research
Abstract
This research paper explores certain socio-political conditions that have contributed to the paradox of the Cuban healthcare model, viewed through the lens of Cuban women’s sexual and reproductive health. By examining Cuba’s reproductive healthcare system paradigm, this paper examines the complex relationship between socio-political and economic determinants, and Cuban women’s decision/ability to reproduce and provide for their offspring.
Analysis of Cuba’s strategy and orientation reveals strengths, weaknesses, and contradictions that impact women’s reproductive choices and access to care. This research invites consideration of the ways in which this nation’s approach enhances women’s sexual and reproductive health. The Cuban model demonstrates the viability of providing comprehensive universal coverage at an affordable cost and models the value of collective wellbeing, providing sexual and reproductive healthcare services for all its citizens.
Publication Date
May 2020
DOI
10.15760/hgjpa.2020.4.1.3
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32862
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Adams, Ashleigh E.
(2020)
"Conceiving the Cuban Paradox: An Analysis of Cuba’s Reproductive Healthcare Paradigm,"
Hatfield Graduate Journal of Public Affairs:
Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
https://doi.org/10.15760/hgjpa.2020.4.1.3
