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The gender gap and healthcare: associations between gender roles and factors affecting healthcare access in Central Malawi, June-August 2017

Azad, Amee D ; Charles, Anthony G ; Ding, Qian ; Trickey, Amber W ; Wren, Sherry M

Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique, 2020-11, Vol.78 (1), p.119-119, Article 119 [Periódico revisado por pares]

England: BioMed Central Ltd

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  • Título:
    The gender gap and healthcare: associations between gender roles and factors affecting healthcare access in Central Malawi, June-August 2017
  • Autor: Azad, Amee D ; Charles, Anthony G ; Ding, Qian ; Trickey, Amber W ; Wren, Sherry M
  • Assuntos: Access ; Access to education ; Age ; Attitudes ; Comparative analysis ; Decision making ; Disparity ; Education ; Female-male relations ; Females ; Gender ; Gender differences ; Gender equality ; Gender equity ; Gender role ; Health aspects ; Health care access ; Healthcare ; Hospitals ; Inequality ; Obstetrics ; Patient admissions ; Pediatrics ; Polls & surveys ; Population ; Public health ; Regression analysis ; Sex discrimination ; Sex discrimination against women ; Sex role ; Sex roles ; Social aspects ; Sociodemographics ; Variables ; Womens health
  • É parte de: Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique, 2020-11, Vol.78 (1), p.119-119, Article 119
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  • Descrição: Women in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have equal access to resources, such as education, employment, or healthcare compared to men. We sought to explore health disparities and associations between gender prioritization, sociocultural factors, and household decision-making in Central Malawi. From June-August 2017, a cross-sectional study with 200 participants was conducted in Central Malawi. We evaluated respondents' access to care, prioritization within households, decision-making power, and gender equity which was measured using the Gender-Equitable Men (GEM) scale. Relationships between these outcomes and sociodemographic factors were analyzed using multivariable mixed-effect logistic regression. We found that women were less likely than men to secure community-sourced healthcare financial aid (68.6% vs. 88.8%, p < 0.001) and more likely to underutilize necessary healthcare (37.2% vs. 22.4%, p = 0.02). Both men and women revealed low GEM scores, indicating adherence to traditional gender norms, though women were significantly less equitable (W:16.77 vs. M:17.65, p = 0.03). Being a woman (Odds Ratio (OR) 0.41, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.21-0.78) and prioritizing a woman as a decision-maker for large purchases (OR 0.38, CI 0.15-0.93) were independently associated with a lower likelihood of prioritizing women for medical treatment and being a member of the Chewa tribal group (OR 3.87, CI 1.83-8.18) and prioritizing women for education (OR 4.13, CI 2.13-8.01) was associated with a higher odds. Women report greater barriers to healthcare and adhere to more traditional gender roles than men in this Central Malawian population. Women contribute to their own gender's barriers to care and economic empowerment alone is not enough to correct for these socially constructed roles. We found that education and matriarchal societies may protect against gender disparities. Overall, internal and external gender discrimination contribute to a woman's disproportionate lack of access to care.
  • Editor: England: BioMed Central Ltd
  • Idioma: Inglês
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