University Health Network Women's Health Program, 200 Elizabeth Street, EN 7-229, Toronto, ON, Canada.
J Public Health Policy. 2009 Dec;30(4):439-54. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2009.40.
Gender inequities in health prevail in most countries despite ongoing attempts to eliminate them. Assessment of gender-sensitive health policies can be used to identify country specific progress as well as gaps and issues that need to be addressed to meet health equity goals. This study selected and measured the existence of gender-sensitive health policies in a low- (Peru), middle- (Colombia), and high (Canada)-income country in the Americas. Investigators selected 10 of 20 gender-sensitive health policy indicators and found eight to be feasible to measure in all three countries, although the wording and scope varied. The results from this study inform policy makers and program planners who aim to develop, improve, implement, and monitor national gender-sensitive health policies. Future studies should assess the implementation of policy indicators within countries and assess their performance in increasing gender equity.
尽管大多数国家一直在努力消除健康方面的性别不平等，但这种不平等现象仍然存在。评估对性别问题有敏感认识的卫生政策可用于确定各国在实现卫生公平目标方面的具体进展、差距和需要解决的问题。本研究选择并衡量了美洲的一个低收入（秘鲁）、中等收入（哥伦比亚）和高收入（加拿大）国家在对性别问题有敏感认识的卫生政策方面的情况。调查人员选择了 20 项对性别问题有敏感认识的卫生政策指标中的 10 项，并发现其中 8 项在所有三个国家都具有可衡量性，尽管措辞和范围有所不同。本研究的结果为旨在制定、改进、执行和监测国家对性别问题有敏感认识的卫生政策的决策者和规划者提供了信息。今后的研究应评估各国内部政策指标的执行情况，并评估其在增加性别公平方面的绩效。
