Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health
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Resumo: | Significant gender-based health inequalities have been observed across Europe, with women reporting worse health than men. Still, there has been little examination of how the gender–health gap has changed over time, and how it has been shaped by societal gender equality. We used data from the Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Eurostat database (EU-SILC), involving 2,931,081 participants aged 25–64, for 27 European countries. Logistic regressions were performed to model the association between self-reported bad health and gender, in general and over time. Analyses were stratified by employment, education, and clusters of countries according to levels of Gender Equality Index (GEI). Adjusting for age, year, and country, bad health was 17% more likely among women, but this disadvantage ceased after accounting for education and employment. Gender–health inequalities were larger among countries with higher GEI scores and among low-educated groups. The gender–health gap did not reduce significantly between 2004 and 2016, in general and within subgroups. Although societies are becoming more equal, persistent inequalities in employment and income still lead to sustained health differences between men and women. |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported healtha longitudinal study of 27 European countries 2004 to 2016Europegenderhealth inequalitiessocioeconomic factorsHealth PolicySDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 5 - Gender EqualitySignificant gender-based health inequalities have been observed across Europe, with women reporting worse health than men. Still, there has been little examination of how the gender–health gap has changed over time, and how it has been shaped by societal gender equality. We used data from the Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Eurostat database (EU-SILC), involving 2,931,081 participants aged 25–64, for 27 European countries. Logistic regressions were performed to model the association between self-reported bad health and gender, in general and over time. Analyses were stratified by employment, education, and clusters of countries according to levels of Gender Equality Index (GEI). Adjusting for age, year, and country, bad health was 17% more likely among women, but this disadvantage ceased after accounting for education and employment. Gender–health inequalities were larger among countries with higher GEI scores and among low-educated groups. The gender–health gap did not reduce significantly between 2004 and 2016, in general and within subgroups. Although societies are becoming more equal, persistent inequalities in employment and income still lead to sustained health differences between men and women.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)RUNRoxo, LuisBambra, ClarePerelman, Julian2020-10-15T22:50:18Z20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/105688eng0020-7314PURE: 25948630https://doi.org/10.1177/0020731420960344info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-05-22T17:48:08Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/105688Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-05-22T17:48:08Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health a longitudinal study of 27 European countries 2004 to 2016 |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health Roxo, Luis Europe gender health inequalities socioeconomic factors Health Policy SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 5 - Gender Equality |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health |
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Gender equality and gender inequalities in self-reported health |
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Roxo, Luis |
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Roxo, Luis Bambra, Clare Perelman, Julian |
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Bambra, Clare Perelman, Julian |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP) Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC) RUN |
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Roxo, Luis Bambra, Clare Perelman, Julian |
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Europe gender health inequalities socioeconomic factors Health Policy SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 5 - Gender Equality |
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Europe gender health inequalities socioeconomic factors Health Policy SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 5 - Gender Equality |
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Significant gender-based health inequalities have been observed across Europe, with women reporting worse health than men. Still, there has been little examination of how the gender–health gap has changed over time, and how it has been shaped by societal gender equality. We used data from the Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Eurostat database (EU-SILC), involving 2,931,081 participants aged 25–64, for 27 European countries. Logistic regressions were performed to model the association between self-reported bad health and gender, in general and over time. Analyses were stratified by employment, education, and clusters of countries according to levels of Gender Equality Index (GEI). Adjusting for age, year, and country, bad health was 17% more likely among women, but this disadvantage ceased after accounting for education and employment. Gender–health inequalities were larger among countries with higher GEI scores and among low-educated groups. The gender–health gap did not reduce significantly between 2004 and 2016, in general and within subgroups. Although societies are becoming more equal, persistent inequalities in employment and income still lead to sustained health differences between men and women. |
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