… be encouraged to enter professions related to education, health and welfare. To do this, more work needs to be done … work, the social organisation of human reproduction and health, as well as the accessibility of public goods and …
… of the Covid pandemic, our special focus is of course on health. The moment the pandemic hit, EIGE started gathering data on how gender affects people’s health, as well as their access to health services. We are particularly grateful to the European …
… WHO HBSC survey shows that girls report poorer mental health than boys. Nearly one in two girls – 47 % – report mental health difficulties at least once a week, compared with 34 % of boys. Some reasons for higher rates of mental health problems among girls and young women may be related to …
… to seek help. Men are less likely to seek help for mental health than women [1] . Young men are among the least likely … for help from friends or medical professionals for mental health problems (Biddle et al., 2004; Oliver et al., 2005). Lower levels of health-seeking behaviour are shown to be related to social …
… stress can simultaneously develop serious physical health problems such as cardiovascular disease or … and men. For example, women constitute 70 % of the global health workforce and are highly visible on the frontlines of … 2020c). The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of workers, especially those deemed ‘essential …
… Violence and power imbalances adversely affect the mental health of women and men victims (Bhui, 2018). For example, … they are also more likely to suffer from mental health problems (Oram et al., 2017). Violence is, therefore, … important contributor to gender differences in poor mental health. The definition of gender-based violence varies, …
… Mental health disorders are defined using international diagnostic … substance use disorders (SUDs), as the most common mental health conditions among adults (Baxter et al., 2013; Steel et … conduct and drug-use disorders (Boyd et al., 2015). Mental health disorders among children and youth According to WHO, …
… Mental health is defined as the state of well-being in which … and contribute to their community (WHO, 2018a). Mental health disorders refer to a wide range of conditions … challenge to collective mental well-being, mental health issues could hamper recovery if they are not …
… life expectancy is often used to characterise the health status of a population (Johnson et al., 2020). On … OECD/European Union, 2020). As mentioned in the domain of health chapter (see Chapter 7), COVID-19 has negatively … of life, which determines their exposure to risk, their health-seeking behaviours and how health providers address …
… One in four adults in the EU reports that health problems affect what they can usually do [1] , ranging … 25 years to 40 % of those aged between 65 and 74 years. As health limitations increase with age and affect women and men differently, any analysis of ill health must consider age, gender and the severity of …
… including the level of exposure to the virus and prior health status. many authors, such as Bambra et al. (2020b), … on three specific gendered impacts of the pandemic on health: poor mental health, a rise in gender-based violence and the provision of …
… ‘Good sexual and reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social … Gender-sensitive approaches to sexual and reproductive health are key to public health Women and men have different SRH needs, and …
… and curative) plays a critical role in maintaining good health. It is considered an important social determinant of health (WHO, 2019e). In the EU context, access to health services has been acknowledged as a right and …
… WHO defines health behaviour as ‘any activity undertaken by an individual, regardless of actual or perceived health status, for the purpose of promoting, protecting or maintaining health, whether or not such behaviour is objectively …