Frauengesundheit

Brucker, Sara Y.; Simoes, Elisabeth

doi:10.1016/b978-3-437-23571-9.00001-8

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“…It refers to both biological (sex) and social (gender) aspects and is interested not only in biologically based differences but also in socially constructed causes of illness and health, related to, for example, gender stereotypes, which, among other things, influence risk and health behavior. Gender as a social structural category is thereby not only related to individuals but also determines social value systems as a social structural category [19]. The WHO emphasizes gender as one of the central social determinants of health [20], since gender roles and norms, gender-based discrimination and violence, and structural gender (in)equality have influence on care [21].…”

Section: Gender Medicine and Gender-sensitive Carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is assumed that biological and social sex are not diametrically opposed, but that there is a seamless continuum between the two domains, in the sequence genetic sex (according to the possession of sex chromosomes), gonadal sex (according to the formation of the gonads), genital sex (according to the physical external sex characteristics), psychological sex (the gender identity as self-identification) and social sex (gender and externally originating social assignment of gender roles). All dimensions are important in order to capture differences in disease development, symptomatology and expression in a gender-sensitive way [19,[21][22][23]. To fully consider the impact of gender on health and health care, the intersectionality perspective is of relevance [24].…”

Section: Gender Medicine and Gender-sensitive Carementioning

confidence: 99%

“…It states that "the services [provided by the statutory health insurance funds in the context of prevention and health promotion] should contribute in particular to reducing socially conditioned as well as gender-related inequalities in health opportunities" [33]. This focuses on core aspects of gender medicine, which advocates taking gender into account as a central factor in explaining differences in the occurrence and experience of illness and health [19].…”

Section: Gender Medicine and Gender-sensitive Carementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Importance of Gender-Sensitive Health Care in the Context of Pain, Emergency and Vaccination: A Narrative Review

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Simoes,

Kranz

et al. 2023

IJERPH

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So far, health care has been insufficiently organized in a gender-sensitive way, which makes the promotion of care that meets the needs of women and men equally emerge as a relevant public health problem. The aim of this narrative review was to outline the need for more gender-sensitive medical care in the context of pain, emergency care and vaccinations. In this narrative review, a selective search was performed in Pubmed, and the databases of the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Institute for Gender Equality and the German Federal Ministry of Health were searched. Study data indicate that there are differences between men and women with regard to the ability to bear pain. On the other hand, socially constructed role expectations in pain and the communication of these are also relevant. Studies indicate that women receive adequate pain medication less often than men with a comparable pain score. Furthermore, study results indicate that the female gender is associated with an increased risk of inadequate emergency care. In terms of vaccine provision, women are less likely than men to utilize or gain access to vaccination services, and there are gender-sensitive differences in vaccine efficacy and safety. Sensitization in teaching, research and care is needed to mitigate gender-specific health inequalities.

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Section: Gender Medicine and Gender-sensitive Carementioning

confidence: 99%