COVID-19 Gender Disparities and Mitigation Recommendations: A Narrative Review.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.04.009 and PMC identifier 8057762.
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Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly created widespread impacts on global health and the economy. Data suggest that women are less susceptible to severe illness. However, sex-disaggregated data are incomplete, leaving room for misinterpretation, and focusing only on biologic sex underestimates the gendered impact of the pandemic on women. This narrative review summarizes what is known about gender disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic, domestic, and health burdens along with overlapping vulnerabilities related to the pandemic. In addition, this review outlines recommended strategies that advocacy groups, community leaders, and policymakers should implement to mitigate the widening gender disparities related to COVID-19.
Medical subject headings
- COVID-19
- Mental Health
- Pandemics