Paediatric healthcare in Manhica district through a gender lens: a retrospective analysis of 17 years of morbidity and demographic surveillance data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sex and gender are important determinants of health. Gender-based health inequities in the paediatric population have been reported in various countries, but data remain limited. In Mozambique, research on this topic is very scarce. Here we aimed to explore whether boys and girls in Manhiça district, southern Mozambique, differ in access to and provision of healthcare.

Methods

This retrospective analysis includes data on all paediatric (<15 years old) visits to six outpatient clinics and admissions to one hospital in Manhiça district from 2004 to 2020, collected through the morbidity surveillance system of the Manhiça Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS). We compared characteristics and outcomes between boys and girls using descriptive statistics, sta

SUBMITTER: Balanza N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11843520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature