Gender and the impact of COVID-19 on demand for and access to health care: analysis of data from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa

Background: Global health emergencies can impact men and women differently due to gender norms that affect exposures and care-seeking. Likewise, economic and social upheaval can affect men and women unequally. These effects may be unfolding with the current COVID-19 pandemic given women's econo...

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Main Authors: Safa Abdalla, MD, Elizabeth G Katz, PhD, Gary L Darmstadt, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X21001157