Women and COVID-19: A One-Man Show?

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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Jef Van den Eynde¹  Karen De Vos²  Kim R. Van Daalen³  Wouter Oosterlinck¹ 

[1] Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven;Faculty of Law;Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge

关键词: COVID-19;    gender equality;    human rights;    public health;    women;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fcvm.2020.596583

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and mortality have consistently been higher in men compared to women. The possible biological and behavioral factors underlying this difference have recently been analyzed by Capuano et al. (1). The ideas raised by the authors define a clear need for a more adequate approach to sex differences in case fatality rate. The higher mortality rate in men has indeed been described extensively in literature (2–4). However, the impact of the current pandemic reaches far beyond mortality rates. To tackle this pandemic effectively, an integrated response is essential (5). That is why in this article, we would like to draw attention to some of the main structural, psychological, social and economic impacts this pandemic has on women, as observed by academics, practitioners and international organizations. Although we acknowledge gender to be complex, social, and non-binary, we will mainly focus on the impact of the current pandemic on women and refer to other publications about the impact on transgender and non-binary populations (6–8).

【 授权许可】

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