Gender-sensitive and intersectionality-informed health indicators for health reporting: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Gender is a well-established social determinant of health and health (in)equality. Gender-sensitive health indicators for health monitoring and health reporting can support gender mainstreaming in relevant policy areas and inform strategies to promote gender equality. They generally lack theoretical approaches to explain gender inequalities in health in the context of individual, social and structural circumstances. Gender-sensitive and intersectionality-informed health indicators provide a more accurate and nuanced picture of health outcomes and risks but are often lacking. The aim of this scoping review is to map the evidence on gender-sensitive and intersectionality-informed indicators for health reporting in order to support the development of an indicator set for

SUBMITTER: Gencer H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552024 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature