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Environmental factors affect human health in important ways, both positive and negative. All humans are exposed to environmental factors through the air we inhale, through the water we drink and through contact with different substances (WHO, 2006).Reproductive health affects and is affected by broader context of people's lives, including their economic circumstances, education, employment, living conditions, family environment, social relationships, and the traditional &legal structures within which they live (Institute of Medicine, 1997). Therefore the aim of this study was to identify reproductive health profile of women in Wadi Allaqi biosphere reserve inhabitations, women residing at West Aswan village, and women residing at urban area of Cairo Governorate as well as to suggest plan of action. Correlational design was adopted to achieve the required aim.Data were collected through interviewing questionnaire, physical examination sheet, and environmental assessment.In conclusion, Factors in environment had a major effect on female reproductive health.
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Nadia Bassuoni Ibrahim Elsharkawy, Moslem, Egyptian, Lecturer, Maternal & Newborn Health Nursing- College of Nursing- Cairo University, Cairo- Egypt
