Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey

Cadernos de Saúde Pública

Julian Perelman²  Ana Fernandes¹  Céu Mateus² 

[1] ,Universidade Nova de Lisboa Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Lisboa,Portugal

关键词: Gender Identity;    Health Status Disparities;    Health-care Disparities;    Socioeconomic Factors;    Identidade de Gênero;    Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde;    Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde;    Fatores Socioeconômicos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-311X2012001400012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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