Gender differences in determinants and consequences of health and illness.
J Health Popul Nutr
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2007 Mar; 25(1): 47-61
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-850
ABSTRACT
This paper uses a framework developed for gender and tropical diseases for the analysis of non-communicable diseases and conditions in developing and industrialized countries. The framework illustrates that gender interacts with the social, economic and biological determinants and consequences of tropical diseases to create different health outcomes for males and females. Whereas the framework was previously limited to developing countries where tropical infectious diseases are more prevalent, the present paper demonstrates that gender has an important effect on the determinants and consequences of health and illness in industrialized countries as well. This paper reviews a large number of studies on the interaction between gender and the determinants and consequences of chronic diseases and shows how these interactions result in different approaches to prevention, treatment, and coping with illness. Specific examples of chronic diseases are discussed in each section with respect to both developing and industrialized countries.
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Assunto principal:
Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Medicina Tropical
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Países Desenvolvidos
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Fatores Sexuais
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Nível de Saúde
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Doença Crônica
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Fatores de Risco
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Health Popul Nutr
Assunto da revista:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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