title: [Gender differences in response to preventive health care interventions. Do we have to treat girls and boys differently to treat them equally?].
abstract: In spite of well-recognised differences in morbidity patterns among boys and girls, differences in their response to common interventions like vaccinations have rarely been considered. Our research in vaccinations and vitamin A supplementation has suggested sex differences in the response to these interventions. If these observations reflect a general pattern, it may be that, in order to be treated equally, boys and girls should be treated differently.
authors.affiliation: Bandim Health Project, Statens Serum Institut, København. cb@ssi.dk
authors.forename: Christine Stabell
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Benn
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aaby
mesh_terms: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D046688:Child Mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008297:Male; D011314:Preventive Health Services; D011634:Public Health; D012737:Sex Factors; D014611:Vaccination; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D014765:Viral Vaccines; D014801:Vitamin A