照顾中国的独生子女一代:对照顾者的责任和对女性时间使用的影响的模拟研究
Xiaoxiao Kwete1,2, Felicia Marie Knaul2,3, Beverley M Essue2,4
1Yaozhi Global Health Research and Consulting, Yangzhou, China.
BMJ global health
|June 6, 2024
概括
中国的独生子女政策 (OCP) 增加了妇女的照顾负担. 由于兄弟姐妹的数量较少,在OCP下出生的女性面临着重大的照顾责任,这会影响她们的福祉.
科学领域:
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 中国的独生子女政策 (OCP) 显著改变了人口统计和流行病学趋势.
- 这些变化不成比例地影响了女性的护理角色和责任.
- 了解这些影响对于解决当代护理需求至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查当今中国妇女的照顾职责.
- 评估一子制政策对不同世代妇女这些责任的具体影响.
主要方法:
- 2020年,针对中国的女性人口 (25-54岁) 开发了一个模拟模型.
- 对父母,岳母和幼儿的照顾责任是模范性的.
- 护理责任评分 (CRS) 总结了老人和儿童的护理需求.
主要成果:
- 大约有6000万名处于工作年龄的妇女经历了高照顾需求 (CRS>0.8).
- 这种负担影响了OCP后出生的三分之一以上的女性,而在之前出生的女性中,这一比例仅为5%.
- 高级护理责任往往等同于单独照顾需要息护理的老年人.
结论:
- 对于在OCP下出生的女性来说,缺少兄弟姐妹会加剧照顾职责.
- 这种增加的责任超过了潜在的好处,例如来自多个祖父母的支持.
- OCP的遗产继续塑造女性的护理经验和需求.
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