Gender Review of Textbooks of Preventive and Social Medicine Dr. Kamaxi Bhate Dr. Shrikala Acharya Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, K.E.M.Hospital & G.S.Medical College, Mumbai
Dr. K. Park 17 th edition Dr. B.K. Mahajan And M.C. Gupta 3 rd ed The Text Books in Preventive & Social Medicine
Review followed Inclusion of gender as an important factor Gender stereotyping Gender Insensitivity Gender bias as –exclusion Critique of Policies and programs
Why gender Perspective Disease causation is multifactorial Society is an important factor Gender is a bases of the society Discrimination can affect disease causation diagnosis and treatment
Single Sex Attitude Male doctor Male Patient
The bases of epidemiology is Agent Host Environment
Ex. Prevalence of TB more in ?
Prevalence of TB goes in women After the age of 35 years???
Social diseases with Medical symptoms STDs & AIDS
‘Triple Jeopardy of Women’ Social realities are Ignored, Hidden, or ignorant about
Wrong Diagnosis and Incomplete treatment
Insensitivity to the Core
HIV & AIDS More vulnerable, Less Visible
Hospital Acquired Infections
Pap Smear Simplest Screening Test
The Soul is Missing In Social Medicine
Personality Development of a ‘Person’
Male Preference And Child marriage Boils down to Population Boggy
No Illegitimacy,We Are Indians
Domestic Violence Problems in implementation PNDT Act Are Not social Issues
Environment Is Polluted By Those who defecate in the fields
Occupation is ‘men’s’ job Man & Machine Man & Man Man & Physical, Chemical, Biological agents
Health of workers in unorganized sector Wage disparity Health problems of women workers Why Bother About
Women do become highly visible, As a target of Family Planning.
No Contraindication in any Contraception For Women Population control at any cost
Adverse Sex Ratio Is Ignored
Fertility Infertility/Women’s Problem
Women are non existent beyond 45 yrs of age. Physical Mental Menopausal problems Osteoporosis Cancer Cervix Blindness
Women do not deserve mental health ?
Situation affecting physical and mental health of women Dowry Act PNDT Act
Grass root level women workers Hidden agenda of FP Village health
Openly pushy for FP Post Partum Programme