Examining gender equity in health policies in a low- (Peru), middle- (Colombia), and high- (Canada) income country in the Americas

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 439-454

  Stewart, Donna E ^a   Dorado, Linda M ^a   Diaz Granados, Natalia ^a   Rondon, Marta ^b   Saavedra, Javier ^c   Posada Villa, Jose ^d   Torres, Yolanda ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD CES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Equity; Evaluation; Gender; Health policy; Public health; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COLOMBIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY LEAVE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PERU; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

CANADA; COLOMBIA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; PARENTAL LEAVE; PERU; PREJUDICE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; SEX OFFENSES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 73449130861     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2009.40     Document Type: Article

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