Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey
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Resumo: | Although women experience poorer health conditions during their lives, they live longer than men. The main explanations for this paradox suggest that women's excess of ill-health is limited to minor illnesses and their different attitudes toward health. The authors test these assumptions by investigating disparities between men and women in health and healthcare in Portugal. Data are used from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey 2005/2006 (N = 33,662). Multivariate regressions showed that women were more likely to report worse self-rated health, more days with disability, higher prevalence of hypertension, chronic pain, cancer, anxiety and depression, and more medical consultations. Heart disease was significantly more prevalent among men, possibly explaining part of the paradox. Women's more frequent use of medical consultations may reflect their heightened awareness of health problems, which may protect them against early death. Gender differences in socioeconomic status explain part of the differences in health, but fail to provide a complete understanding. |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview SurveyGender IdentityHealth Status DisparitiesHealth-care DisparitiesSocioeconomic FactorsAlthough women experience poorer health conditions during their lives, they live longer than men. The main explanations for this paradox suggest that women's excess of ill-health is limited to minor illnesses and their different attitudes toward health. The authors test these assumptions by investigating disparities between men and women in health and healthcare in Portugal. Data are used from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey 2005/2006 (N = 33,662). Multivariate regressions showed that women were more likely to report worse self-rated health, more days with disability, higher prevalence of hypertension, chronic pain, cancer, anxiety and depression, and more medical consultations. Heart disease was significantly more prevalent among men, possibly explaining part of the paradox. Women's more frequent use of medical consultations may reflect their heightened awareness of health problems, which may protect them against early death. Gender differences in socioeconomic status explain part of the differences in health, but fail to provide a complete understanding.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz2012-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2012001400012Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.28 n.12 2012reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0102-311X2012001400012info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPerelman,JulianFernandes,AnaMateus,Céueng2012-12-21T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X2012001400012Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2012-12-21T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey Perelman,Julian Gender Identity Health Status Disparities Health-care Disparities Socioeconomic Factors |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey |
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Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey |
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Perelman,Julian |
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Perelman,Julian Fernandes,Ana Mateus,Céu |
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Fernandes,Ana Mateus,Céu |
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Perelman,Julian Fernandes,Ana Mateus,Céu |
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Gender Identity Health Status Disparities Health-care Disparities Socioeconomic Factors |
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Gender Identity Health Status Disparities Health-care Disparities Socioeconomic Factors |
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Although women experience poorer health conditions during their lives, they live longer than men. The main explanations for this paradox suggest that women's excess of ill-health is limited to minor illnesses and their different attitudes toward health. The authors test these assumptions by investigating disparities between men and women in health and healthcare in Portugal. Data are used from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey 2005/2006 (N = 33,662). Multivariate regressions showed that women were more likely to report worse self-rated health, more days with disability, higher prevalence of hypertension, chronic pain, cancer, anxiety and depression, and more medical consultations. Heart disease was significantly more prevalent among men, possibly explaining part of the paradox. Women's more frequent use of medical consultations may reflect their heightened awareness of health problems, which may protect them against early death. Gender differences in socioeconomic status explain part of the differences in health, but fail to provide a complete understanding. |
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2012 |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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