Globalization and Infectious Diseases in Women1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bellamy, Carol
• Description:
  Women have an enhanced vulnerability to disease, especially if they are poor. Indeed, the health hazards of being female are widely underestimated. Economic and cultural factors can limit women's access to clinics and health workers. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that less is spent on health care for women and girls worldwide than for men and boys. As a result, women who become mothers and caretakers of children and husbands often do so at the expense of their own health. The numbers tell the story: the latest (2003) World Health Report showed that, globally, the leading causes of death among women are HIV/AIDS, malaria, complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and tuberculosis.
• Subjects:
  • Female
  • Hiv Infections
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Malaria
  • Power (Psychology)
  • Pregnancy
  • Social Change
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Women'S Health
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(11):2022-2024.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Corporate as Subject:
  United Nations ; United Nations
• Place as Subject:
  Africa
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14678/cdc_14678_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 182.65 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:fc37429db39bba91a21d5bf6f1f2ce60e00c106afee8370acffd1eab60cd7ec5