Objective: This study aimed to investigate how COVID-19 prevention policies influenced the COVID-19 incidence in men and women. Methods: We conducted a retrospective longitudinal study using the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and the Spanish Ministry of Health surveillance data for February 2020–June 2021 to explore sex and age differences in COVID-19 cases and testing. The […]
Abstract In addition to the direct health impacts of COVID-19, government and household mitigation measures have triggered negative indirect economic, educational, and food and health system impacts, hitting low-and middle-income countries the hardest and disproportionately affecting women and girls. We conducted a gender focused analysis on five critical and interwoven crises that have emerged because […]
ABSTRACT The gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, beyond infection and fatality rates, can be seen across a range of broader social and economic issues including care overload, domestic violence, unemployment and job loss, and housing insecurity. On the whole, government public policy in response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has […]
This ready reckoner on intersectionality is primarily intended for students pursuing advanced university degrees in Public Health (e.g., Masters or PhD). The concept of intersectionality has gained immense traction in recent decades. Its popularity cuts across academic disciplines. It is also being increasingly used in policy and practice. It distils key information on the topic […]
Profissionais de Saúde da equipe expandida contra a Covid-19 da Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte Este relatório apresenta resultados da pesquisa “A Covid-19 na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte: análise dos impactos sociais da pandemia entre profissionais de saúde” coordenada pelo núcleo da Fiocruz Minas como parte da pesquisa “Covid-19, risco, impacto e resposta de […]
Produção Legislativa e Grupos Minorizados nos dois primeiros anos da Pandemia no Brasil Esta nota técnica apresenta os primeiros resultados da pesquisa sobre a produção legislativa no período da pandemia COVID-19 diretamente relacionada a grupos minorizados (gênero, sexualidade, raça, etnia, classe, geração, dentre outros) nos anos de 2020 e 2021. A pesquisa teve a coordenação […]
Recognition of the differential effects of COVID-19 on women has led to calls for greater application of gender-based analysis within policy responses. Beyond pointing out where such policies are implemented, there is little analysis of the effects of efforts to integrate gender-based analysis into the COVID-19 response. Drawing on interviews informing a lived experienced approach […]
Este relatório apresenta resultados da pesquisa “A Covid-19 na Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte: análise dos impactos sociais da pandemia entre profissionais de saúde” coordenada pelo núcleo da Fiocruz Minas como parte da pesquisa “Covid-19, risco, impacto e resposta de gênero”, realizada no Brasil pela Fiocruz Minas e responde à colaboração internacional “Gender and Covid-19 […]
The objective of this research was to explore midwives’ experiences working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada. It is a qualitative study involving three semi-structured focus groups and four in-depth interviews with 13 midwives. The research took place during the COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, Canada from 2020-2021. Qualitative analysis surfaced […]
Key messages Pandemics tend to be accompanied by disparities in vulnerability and exposure to illness and health outcomes – including disease incidence, duration, and severity – between, and among men, women, and gender minorities. Individual and population health are influenced by biology (i.e., sex) as well as social environments, and different facets of identity – […]
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