Gender inequality and the double burden of disease in low-income and middle-income countries: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC) suffer from a double burden of infectious diseases (ID) and non-communicable diseases (NCD). Previous research suggests that a high rate of gender inequality is associated with a higher ID and NCD burden in LMIC, but it is unknown whether gender inequality is also associated with a double burden of disease. In this ecological study, we explored the association between gender inequality and the double burden of disease in LMIC.

Methods

For 108 LMIC, we retrieved the Gender Inequality Index (GII, scale 0-1) and calculated the double burden of disease, based on disability-adjusted life-years for a selection of relevant ID and NCD, using WHO data. We performed logistic regression analysis to study the association be

SUBMITTER: van der Ham M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8074552 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature