Development of a gender score in a representative German population sample and its association with diverse social positions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gender as a relational concept is rarely considered in epidemiology. However, an in-depth reflection on gender conceptualisation and operationalisation can advance gender analysis in quantitative health research, allowing for more valid evidence to support public health interventions. We constructed a context-specific gender score to assess how its discriminatory power differed in sub-groups defined by social positions relevant to intersectional analyses, i.e., sex/gender, race, class, age and sexual attraction.

Methods

We created a gender score with the help of multivariable logistic regression models and conditional probabilities based on gendered social practices and expressed on a masculinity-femininity continuum, using data of the German Socioeconomic Panel.

SUBMITTER: Wandschneider L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10910995 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature