TY - JOUR
KW - Developing countries
KW - Female
KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
KW - Health Status Indicators
KW - Humans
KW - Malaria
KW - Male
KW - Patient Acceptance of Health Care
KW - schistosomiasis
KW - Sex Characteristics
KW - Sex Factors
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
KW - Tropical Climate
KW - Women's Health
AU - Vlassoff C
AU - Bonilla E
AB - <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>

BT - Journal of biosocial science
C1 - <p>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8200878?dopt=Abstract</p>

IS - 1
J2 - J Biosoc Sci
LA - eng
N2 - <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>

PY - 1994
SP - 37
EP - 53
T2 - Journal of biosocial science
TI - Gender-related differences in the impact of tropical diseases on women: what do we know?
VL - 26
SN - 0021-9320
ER -