Gender inequalities in health in the third world: Uncharted ground
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Gender differences in health in developing countries have, until recently, received little attention from researchers, health programmes and international development efforts. This paper highlights several issues related to gender and health in the Third World on which information, especially of an empirical nature, is inadequate. These include certain health conditions and diseases for which gender differences remain largely uncharted, gender inequalities in the development of health and contraceptive technology, the lack of gender-sensitivity in the provision of health services, and gender inequalities in health policies, focusing mainly on structural adjustment. Questions urgently requiring research are identified and suggestions are made for improving the gender sensitivity of health policies and interventions.
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Previous findings had highlighted that gender differences manifested in men being more inclined towards formal health care, whereas women were more inclined towards alternative health care.
“Previous findings had highlighted that gender differences manifested in men being more inclined towards formal health care, whereas women were more inclined towards alternative health care [15, 22].”
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Women's inferior status in family and society restricts their access to health care, decision-making, education and economic resources.
“women’s inferior status in family and society restricts their access to health care, decision-making, education and economic resources.”
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- Authors
- Vlassoff, C.
- Affiliations
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Vlassoff, Carol
- ORCID
- Vlassoff, Carol
- Venue
- Social Science & Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-11
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1249-1259
- ISSN
- 0277-9536 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2120814070
- Cited by
- 109
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 15.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Social Science & Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
- Social Sciences › Education › Gender, Education, and Development Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Keywords
- gender inequality in health, gender differences in health, developing countries, contraceptive technology, gender-sensitive health services, health policy, structural adjustment, gender-sensitive interventions, research gaps
- MeSH terms
- Contraception, Developing Countries, Female, Health Planning, Humans, Prejudice, Research, Medical Laboratory Science, Women's Health
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