1. COVID-19: the gendered impacts of the outbreak.
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Wenham, Clare, Smith, Julia, Morgan, Rosemary, and Gender and COVID-19 Working Group
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COVID-19 , *EBOLA virus disease , *HEALTH facilities , *VOICE disorders , *COVID-19 pandemic , *EPIDEMICS , *EMERGENCY management , *HEALTH policy , *POLICY sciences , *SEX distribution , *WOMEN'S health - Abstract
Policies and public health efforts have not addressed the gendered impacts of disease outbreaks.[1] The response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appears no different. Although sex-disaggregated data for COVID-19 show equal numbers of cases between men and women so far, there seem to be sex differences in mortality and vulnerability to the disease.[2] Emerging evidence suggests that more men than women are dying, potentially due to sex-based immunological[3] or gendered differences, such as patterns and prevalence of smoking.[4] However, current sex-disaggregated data are incomplete, cautioning against early assumptions. Experience from past outbreaks shows the importance of incorporating a gender analysis into preparedness and response efforts to improve the effectiveness of health interventions and promote gender and health equity goals. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2020
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