Gender and Health; The Analyzing of the Gender Role on Health Inequalities

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The effective role of gender on health inequalities approved in very studies and various theoretical frameworks provided to explain this effect. The aim of this study is the experimental verification of these theoretical frameworks through analyzing the health status of Tabriz citizens in physical and mental health, perceptions of physical and mental health and disease experience. This study was performed on 650 householders of Tabriz citizens between 15-65 years old. The results show significant differences between men and women physical and mental health and that’s perceptions of physical and mental health. There was no significant difference between men and women in disease experience in this study. With considering to this findings study concludes that the health inequalities between men and women mostly is due to women’sgreater sensitivity to physical changes occur in theme’s body in everyday life

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