Luddy G
Women's Health Council, Block D, Abbey Court, Irish Life Centre, Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1.
Ir Med J. 2007 Sep;100(8):suppl 71-3.
This paper addresses the issue of disadvantage and health and how gender also affects health inequalities. Socio-economic status has been found to influence access to many social determinants of health, such as education and employment, food and nutrition, work opportunities, and housing. Socio-economic status has also been found to greatly impact on a person's access to effective healthcare in Ireland. Ireland has one of the widest gaps between rich and poor in Europe. Women in less well-off socio-economic groups are at the greatest disadvantage with regard to health and have been found to be at greater risk of developing poor health. The health of disadvantaged women is compromised by: lack of education, lack of information, and lack of awareness of factors that contribute to disease. These issues are explored in the paper with special focus on cancer, mental health, cardiovascular disease and sexual health.
本文探讨了弱势群体与健康的问题,以及性别如何影响健康不平等。研究发现,社会经济地位会影响人们获取许多健康的社会决定因素,如教育与就业、食品与营养、工作机会和住房。研究还发现,社会经济地位对爱尔兰人获得有效医疗保健的机会有很大影响。爱尔兰是欧洲贫富差距最大的国家之一。社会经济地位较低群体中的女性在健康方面处于最大劣势,而且被发现健康状况不佳的风险更高。弱势女性的健康受到以下因素的损害:缺乏教育、信息匮乏以及对导致疾病的因素缺乏认识。本文将特别关注癌症、心理健康、心血管疾病和性健康等问题来探讨这些情况。