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Gender and Health: The Evidence.

Gender and Health: The Evidence. Dr Dominic Upton. Aims. Evaluate the evidence examining gender and health; Critically discuss the definitions of gender and health; Evaluate the explanations for the differences in mortality and morbidity;

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Gender and Health: The Evidence.

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  1. Gender and Health: The Evidence. Dr Dominic Upton

  2. Aims. • Evaluate the evidence examining gender and health; • Critically discuss the definitions of gender and health; • Evaluate the explanations for the differences in mortality and morbidity; • Critically discuss the implications of gender differences in health for health care professionals.

  3. Life Expectancy Worldwide

  4. Welsh Life Expectancy (2000)

  5. Death rates from selected causes (per 100,000 population in Wales, 2000).

  6. What about morbidity in Wales?

  7. Acute conditions: Percentage reporting in past 2 weeks.

  8. Utilisation of health services. Males use their doctor (on average) 4 times per year. 6.7% of males have been in hospital in past year. Females use their doctor (on average) 6 times per year. 7.1% of females have been in hospital in past year.

  9. Contact with health services in Wales, 2000 during previous 12 months.

  10. Self-reported health (Arnson et al, 1993).

  11. Thus, evidence suggests… • Males die earlier. • Males have higher mortality rates than females from most conditions. • Females get ill more, go to the health service more, and rate their health as worse than males. • Dichotomy?

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