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Gender Inequities in Health: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Saudi Women's Perceptions

Alyaemni, Asmaa, Theobald, Sally ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9053-211X, Faragher, Brian, Jehan, Kate and Tolhurst, Rachel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3005-6641 (2013) 'Gender Inequities in Health: An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Saudi Women's Perceptions'. Women & Health, Vol 53, Issue 7, pp. 741-759.

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore Saudi Arabian women’s perceptions of how gendered social structures affect their health by understanding their perceptions of these influences on their health relative to those on men’s health. Qualitative methods, including focus group discussions (FGDs) and in-depth individual interviews (IDIs) were conducted with 66 married women in Riyadh, the capital city. Participants were purposively sampled for maximum variation, including consideration of socio-economic status, age, educational level, health status and the use of healthcare. The majority of women perceived their health to be worse than men’s and attributed this to their childbearing, domestic and care-giving roles, restrictions on their mobility, poverty and psychological stress related to their responsibilities for children, and marital conflict. A minority of participants felt that men’s health was worse than women’s and related this to their gendered roles as “breadwinners,” greater mobility and masculine norms and identities. Gender equity should be a health policy priority to improve women’s health.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: gender differences, beliefs, well being
Subjects: WA Public Health > WA 20.5 Research (General)
WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General)
WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 309 Women's health
Faculty: Department: Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI): https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2013.829169
Depositing User: Faye Moody
Date Deposited: 21 Jan 2014 12:38
Last Modified: 08 Sep 2020 10:07
URI: https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/3508

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