01370nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001653002500042653001100067653004200078653002900120653001100149653001200160653000900172653003800181653002000219653002400239653001600263653002600279653002100305653001900326100001500345700001400360245009300374300001000467490000700477520057000484022001401054       1994                            d10aDeveloping countries10aFemale10aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice10aHealth Status Indicators10aHumans10aMalaria10aMale10aPatient Acceptance of Health Care10aschistosomiasis10aSex Characteristics10aSex Factors10aSocioeconomic Factors10aTropical Climate10aWomen's Health1 aVlassoff C1 aBonilla E00aGender-related differences in the impact of tropical diseases on women: what do we know?  a37-530 v263 a<p>This paper explores the importance of gender differences in the impact of tropical diseases on women. Malaria and schistosomiasis are used as examples but most of the observations also apply to other diseases endemic to developing countries. The distinction between sex and gender is discussed and evidence of sex and gender differences in the determinants and consequences of malaria and schistosomiasis, particularly their economic, social and personal dimensions, is reviewed. Issues on which research and intervention studies are needed are identified.</p>
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