gender and health ppt

GENDER IN HEALTH

G A B I N E T E , M A R I E C .

TA D I PA , A R I E L C .

Health refers not only to the absence of disease or disability but encompasses a person’s state of complete physical, emotional, mental and social well-being.

HEALTH

MEN’S HEALTH COMPARED TO WOMEN

May have higher rates of fatal illnessesMen have more toxic occupational exposure Men have higher rates of injuries

(intentional or non intentional)

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Women live longer than men, an average of 5yrs longer, but they tend to be sicker than men.

LIFE EXPECTANCY IS ONE OF THE INDICATORS OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

The latest Family Health Survey (FHS) conducted by NSO in 2011 revealed that for every 100,000 live births in the Philippines, 221 mothers die during pregnancy and childbirth or shortly after childbirth.

The ratio of maternal deaths to live births increased in 2011 from an estimated 162 deaths from the Family Planning Survey (FPS) in 2006; 172 deaths from the National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) in 1998, and 209 deaths from the National Demographic Survey (NDS) conducted in 1993.

MATERNAL MORTALITY

Traditional methods :

Withdrawal, Calendar/Rhythm/Periodic Abstinence, etc.

Modern methods :

female ligation, IUD, injectibles, pill, condoms

CONTRACEPTIVE USE

the removal of the penis from a partner’s vagina before ejaculation, or coming.

CALENDAR/RHYTHM/PERIODIC ABSTINENCE

Traditional method

Ligation: a surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman's fallopian tubes are clamped and blocked, or severed and sealed

intrauterine device (IUD or coil) is a small contraceptive device, often 'T'-shaped, often containing either copper or levonorgestrel, which is inserted into the uterus

MODERN METHOD

Condoms is a barrier device that may be used during sexual intercourse.

Pills and injectable are use for birth control also.

MODERN METHOD

HEALTH SERVICES

HIV CASES

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