Gender difference in health status and health care facilities in some social groups and subgroups of southern West Bengal, India.
In recent years, social scientists are concerned with individual well-being and also in identifying the high-risk groups. In South Asia, gender is an important determinant of variation in resource allocation. Three contrasting social groups of southern West Bengal, India have been studied to find out whether there is any gender discrimination in allocation of health facilities and also to assess the health status of these groups. In general, a tendency towards favouring the males appears to exist in respect of allocation of health facilities. Also, females are more affected with the ailments associated with hard work.
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Anthropology Section, Indian Museum, Calcutta, India.
D015982:Bias; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000639:trends*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class