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Methods for prospectively incorporating gender into health sciences research
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC., 2021.
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Abstract
- Numerous studies have demonstrated that sex (a biological variable) and gender (a psychosocial construct) impact health and have discussed the mechanisms that may explain these relationships. Funding agencies have called for all health researchers to incorporate sex and gender into their studies; however, the way forward has been unclear to many, particularly due to the varied definition of gender. We argue that just as there is no standardized definition of gender, there can be no standardized measurement thereof. However, numerous measurable gender-related variables may influence individual or population-level health through various pathways. The initial question should guide the selection of specific gender-related variables based on their relevance to the study, to prospectively incorporate gender into research. We outline various methods to provide clarification on how to incorporate gender into the design of prospective clinical and epidemiological studies as well as methods for statistical analysis.
- Subjects :
- Gender Equity
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Epidemiology
Socio-culturale
Sex and gender-based analysis
Developmental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Sex Factors
5. Gender equality
medicine
Humans
Relevance (information retrieval)
Statistical analysis
030212 general & internal medicine
Sex Distribution
10. No inequality
gender-related variables
health equity
population health
sex and gender-based analysis
Selection (genetic algorithm)
Health equity
Quality of Health Care
Biological variable
Population health
Gender-related variables
3. Good health
Epidemiologic Studies
Research Design
Female
Public Health
Psychology
Construct (philosophy)
Psychosocial
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Needs Assessment
Biomedical sciences
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ce618111265ee7eb9919e8be894d8392