Gender biases and discrimination: A review of health care interpersonal interactions

Global Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 90-103

  Govender, V ^a   Penn Kekana, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Equity; Gender; Patient provider interactions

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY PLANNING; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PATIENT ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SEXISM; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; TRAINING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 42149160051     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690801892208     Document Type: Review

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