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[Response to the COVID-19 Health Crisis from a Gender Perspective: Lessons Learned].
Christian Llobera Ribera1, María Teresa Ruiz-Cantero2, Mar García-Calvente3
1Departamento de Enfermería Comunitaria, Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública e Historia de la Ciencia, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España.
Gaceta Sanitaria
|February 15, 2024
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected women due to gender inequalities in healthcare access and essential service burdens. Incorporating a gender perspective is crucial for future pandemic preparedness and response.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Gender Studies
- Epidemiology
Context:
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted pre-existing gender disparities in health.
- Essential service provision disproportionately impacted women, leading to increased burdens.
- Lack of sex-disaggregated data hindered accurate disease characterization and surveillance.
Purpose:
- To analyze lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic through a gender lens.
- To identify gender-specific challenges and their impact on health outcomes.
- To inform strategies for future health crisis preparedness and response.
Summary:
- Women faced higher COVID-19 frequency and reduced healthcare access due to sex-based clinical presentation differences and care burdens.
- Increased gender-based violence and mental health issues were observed.
- Information biases in clinical trials delayed recognition of vaccine effects in women.
Impact:
- The study underscores the critical need for integrating a gender perspective into public health policies and research.
- Addressing gender inequalities is essential for strengthening health systems and ensuring equitable responses to future health crises.
- Improved data collection and analysis, disaggregated by sex, are vital for effective epidemiological surveillance and targeted interventions.
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