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Global Public Health: An International Journal for Research, Policy and Practice
Volume 3, Supplement 1, 2008
Special Issue: Gender inequity in health: why it exists and how we can change it
Gender biases and discrimination: a review of health care interpersonal interactions
- DOI:
- 10.1080/17441690801892208
pages 90-103
Available online: 17 Apr 2008Abstract
A good interpersonal relationship between a patient and provider, as characterized by mutual respect, openness, and a balance in their respective roles in decision-making, is an important marker of quality of care. This review is undertaken from a gender and health equity perspective and illustrates that gender biases and discrimination occur at many levels in the healthcare delivery environment, and affects the patient–provider interaction which can result in health inequities affecting individual health seeking behaviour, access to good quality healthcare, and, ultimately, health outcomes. Interventions will have to be introduced at multiple levels, from health system legislation and policy and gender sensitive training to the development of women and men centred services and health literacy programmes.
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- Available online: 17 Apr 2008
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- a Health Economics Unit, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- b Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
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