Role of gender in health disparity: the South Asian context

BMJ. 2004 Apr 3;328(7443):823-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.823.

Abstract

South Asia's girls and women do not have the same life advantage as their Western counterparts. A human rights based approach may help to overcome gender related barriers and improve the wellbeing of men, women, and children.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Health Services
  • Adult
  • Asia, Western
  • Attitude to Health
  • Child
  • Child Abuse
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility*
  • Human Rights
  • Humans
  • Life Expectancy
  • Male
  • Prejudice
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Sex Factors
  • Sex Preselection
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Women's Health*