… risks differently from women. Often reluctant to seek medical attention even when symptoms are noticeable, men … in the EU (ECDC, 2021). Abortion, pregnancy and maternal care disparities across the European Union Estimates suggest … many abortions are carried out unregistered, either by medical staff or outside the healthcare system altogether, …
… resulting in men being less likely than women to visit medical practitioners. A study in the United Kingdom found … dedicate more of their time to childcare and long-term care. Read more Globally, people with disabilities have … and 6 % of men with disabilities report unmet needs for medical services, but these figures are much higher in …
… including large-scale job losses – and much more unpaid care work for women during the pandemic have been put forward … for couples and individuals needing to conceive with medical assistance. With populations ageing across Europe, …
… doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32114-7 Addati, A. (2018). Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work. … from a nationally representative survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(5), e128. Bekele, F., and … Porter, C., Lord, J., and Church, K. (2020). Early medical abortion using telemedicine-acceptability to …
… to disease, health-related behaviours and access to care. Employment status influences people’s physical and … means that access to affordable and high-quality long-term care is increasingly important. The European Pillar of Social … in the EU, including for SRHR. This is either because some medical procedures and treatments have been deferred or …
… gender-based violence or gender inequalities in accessing medical services. Different models have been proposed to … and injuries, health-related behaviours and access to care differ between women and men. Gender-biased health … directly influencing health. These include access to medical treatment, housing, food and knowledge on health and …
… eating fruit and vegetables. Access to health and dental care also reveals disparities, especially when gender is … the need for gender equality of access to long-term care services, healthy working environments and social … looks at the percentage of people who report unmet medical and/or dental needs. …
… In coming years, the number of people needing long-term care will increase, given the ageing population and … care professionals, as well as insufficient stocks of medical equipment, puts the safety of entire countries at … et al., 2018). AsT’s benefits thus go beyond the medical sphere, increasing people’s independence, …
… men with disabilities have experienced an unmet need for medicalcare (compared with 4 % of women and 3 % of men among the … suffer from poor health. The 2008 recession made access to medicalcare more difficult, as a result of unemployment and …
… (2020). Mortality associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in care homes: early international evidence. International Long … Review and synthesis of the most recent evidence. Medicalcare research and review, 63 (1), 3-28. Hannák, A., … access to health care: a study of unemployment and unmet medical need in Europe in the economic crisis. International …
… are often rooted in the unequal distribution of care and other responsibilities within the household. … may also be disproportionately affected by the unpaid care responsibilities resulting from childcare and school … and informal home-based care. AsT facilitates home-based medical and social care by monitoring the health and daily …
… 52 years. Her long-term illness has left her with multiple care needs. In Spain, 16 % of men are over the age of 65, as … can help her father with household chores and her mother’s medical appointments. Their son, Miguel, visits at weekends … of healthcare and measures to improve access to long-term care (excluding infrastructure). Additional ERDF support …