Monitoring gender equity in health using gender-sensitive indicators: A cross-national study

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-153

  Diaz Granados, Natalia ^a   Pitzul, Kristen Blythe ^b   Dorado, Linda M ^a   Wang, Feng ^b   McDermott, Sarah ^b   Rondon, Marta B ^c   Posada Villa, Jose ^d   Saavedra, Javier ^e   Torres, Yolanda ^f   Meules, Marie Des ^b   Stewart, Donna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^f UNIVERSIDAD CES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CANADA; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE GENDER EQUITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PERU; POLITICS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CANADA; COLOMBIA; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PERU; POVERTY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 79251506069     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2010.2057     Document Type: Article

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