Gender Disparities in Health Outcomes of Elderly Persons in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12321970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vani K Borooah (0000-0003-0162-5566, University of Ulster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 328-359 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of South Asian Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0973-1741 • E-ISSN: 0973-1733 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0973174116666445 |
| OpenAlex | W2576862146 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article uses data from India’s National Sample Survey (NSS), relating to respondents’ health outcomes between January and June 2014, to quantify a particular form of gender inequality: inequality in self-rated health (SRH) outcomes between men and women aged 60 years and above. In so doing, it makes five contributions to the existing literature. The first is in terms of analytical technique; this study contains a more detailed and nuanced exposition of the regression results than in previous studies. Second, it controls for environmental factors—like poor drainage, lack of toilets or ventilation in the kitchen—which might have adverse impact on health and, in particular, affect the health of women more than that of men. Third, it takes an account of interaction effects by which the effect of a variable on an elderly person’s SRH differed according to whether the person was male or female. Lastly, it examines whether SRH is correlated with objective health outcomes. In particular, this study answers two central questions: Did men and women, considered collectively, have significantly different likelihoods of ‘poor’ SRH between the different regions/income classes/social groups/education levels? Did men and women, considered separately, have significantly different likelihoods of a ‘poor’ SRH within a region/income class/social group/education level
Affect (linguistics · Demographic economics · Economics · Inequality · Self-rated health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global Health Care Issues · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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Intersectional Effects of Gender, Education, and Geographic Region on Functional Health Disparities Among Older Adults in India
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Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural women of Tamilnadu
The height-for-age of Indian children
Marital quality and health
Self-Rated Health and Mortality
The Health of India’s Elderly Population
Gender and Disability Among Older Adults in North and South India
Logit and Probit
Measurement of health, health inequality, and reporting heterogeneity
Gender, marital status and the social control of health behavior
Marriage and health
Determinants of Gender Differences in Self-Rated Health Among Older Population
Self-Assessment of Health
| Citations per year | 0.83 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |