QN: DETERMINANT OF HEALTH IS INEVITABLE TO WOMEN.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0Table of
contents…………………….. page 01
1.1 Introduction………………………….. .page
02
1.2 Definition of key terms……………….
.Page 02
1.3 Main body………………………… page 05-06
1.4 Recommendation……………………… Page 06
1.5 References…………………………….. Page 07
Introduction;
Many factors are combined together to affect the health
of individual and community, whether people are healthy or not, these factors
are determined by circumstances and environment, to a large extent factors such
as where we live, the state of environment, genetics, income, education level,
relationships with friends, as well as family, all these have considerable
impacts on health where as the more commonly considered factors such as access
and use of health care services often have less of an impacts.
Definitions of key terms;
Determinant of healthy, refers to in epidemiology a risk
factor is a variable associated with an increased risk of diseases or
infections.
Determinant of health, Range of personnel , social,
economical and environmental factors which determine the health status of
individuals or populations (WHO)[i].
Determinant of health includes social environment,
physical environment, social networks, genetics and gender.
So through the above introduction we have to discuss the
determinants of health on how they affect women basing on the following
explanations;
Lack of information, education, Access of health related
education and information on sexual and reproductive health is an important
determinant of the right to health, this means the right to seek or receive and
to communicate health issues must be respected and the lack of education
together with illiteracy present serious obstacles to the full enjoyment of the
right to health. The phenomenon of early marriage, the high rate of mortality
and the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS and
other sexual transmitted diseases can largely be attributed to the lack of sex and reproductive education
which is still looked by some states as
taboo, so this led to affect health of women.
Discrimination, Health facilities goods and services must
be accessible to everyone without discrimination, But it is not provided like
that, this have much effects to women because they lack access of health
services and care without any reason, For example in many hospitals in Tanzania
women are the one that are discriminated
from those who are working in hospitals
like nurses and doctors, some time they want to corrupt them through
services which are supposed to be free of charge, so this is among of problems
and challenges to women during receiving services from hospitals.
Low income and social status, higher income and social
status are linked to better health. The
greater the gap between richest and poorest people, the greater the difference
in health, But this in some other hand it affect health of women due to fact
that most of women especially in Less Developing Countries (LDC’s) they are
engaging in local and poor workings which led them to receive low salaries
(wages) and the work is too hard in comparison to their nature (weakness) then
most of them are caring their families so this is affecting the health of women
in generally.
Further more the issue of genetics which means the
inheritances of some characteristics, or diseases from one of his or her
parents, Genetics plays apart in determining lifespan, healthiness and
likelihood of developing a certain
illness, But there are some characters some one inherit from his or her parents
such as smoking, drinking, balanced eating and illness, but there are some
women during their childhood they are facing this problem like getting or
inheriting diseases from their parents such diseases are like sickle cell,
mental illness, so this led to problem
in women health.
Lacking of support and networks, This means that any body
need support from families, friends and communities is linked to better health
but there are some people they do lack support and networks good example there
are some culture when women did something
which is not acceptable in her society and their rules stipulates that
everyone who go against the rules and regulations shall not get support from
anyone in their communities. Also others miss integrations from their fellow
friends even if she have something good to speak to her friends, So this can
lead women to commit suicide or engage in threat groups like smocking,
drinking, or robbery, so lack of support and networks is totally brings problem
or affect women health.
Poverty, This is the situation where by people cannot afford basic needs such as food
shelter and clothes usually women are much suffering from poverty to some
extent. Many women or girls are engaging in bad groups due to poverty and most
of them are engaging in prostitution which is totally affecting their health
directly because when they engage in
these activities they are at high risk of getting diseases like HIV/AIDS and
other sexual transmitted diseases so by doing this women will affected, then
also poverty led women to be affected psychologically when they come to be
abandoned from that activity and turn to normal situation.
Food and nutrition, food is essential not only for good
health but also to life inspire of the fact that there is enough food in the
world today to feed every one, many people especially women are suffering from
food insecurity and malnutrition, The consequences of this chronic crisis on
the state of those affected is self evident, Vitamin deficiency leads to
increased acceptability to all kinds of diseases, malformation of babies and
growing children, blindness, brain damage, mental retardation, Even death will
result from severe undernourishment.
Forced displacement, women are displaced within the
territory of a state for various reasons, internal armed conflict often makes
women flee their homes, seeking refuge in safe regions or countries, violence,
armed conflict and natural disasters have tragic common denominator, they all
lead to the forced displacement of large numbers of people which in turn can
cause serious damage to mental and physical health.
It is true that some women health determinants are
inevitable through the following;
Discrimination, this may be defined as treating some one
differently ways whether positively or negatively but mostly negatively,
Discrimination is among of the health determinants to women and it is
inevitable due to fact that there are some issues that are persisting in the
society in day to day basis of life, such issues are like conservatism, such
that there are people who don’t social changes, that means they saw women as
weak people with no contribution in the community for that means they
discriminate women as it was in the previous years, for example until now days
there are discrimination in food taking, housing and other activities within
the society.
Food and nutrition, it is true that determinants of
health are inevitable through food and nutrition, good example in villages most
of women are not well healthy compared to women in urban areas because in the
village still there is taboos that limit women to eat some kinds of food stuffs
during pregnancy time such food are like eggs, this is traditionally and well
followed by all people in the village no one is allowed to break these rules
and other regulations that are arranged, hence this lead to women to be unfit
because as we know that women are supposed to eat delicious food after delivery
as these are directed by the doctors and other physicians.
Lack of support to networks, due to poor level of
technology and involvement of women in health issues lead to failure in terms
of communication or information’s which result them to have poor health for
example because of remoteness area it become difficult in receiving
information’s about women health from media, NGO’s, and other stake holders
hence continuation of health problems to women.
Poverty, as one of determinants of health to women due to
fact that women are considered to be vulnerable in the society, the patriarchy
system which does allow women to own property and unequal distribution of
property makes women to remain poor situation, women have not access to own
land and other not removable properties, women are the major producers but at
the end of the day after production men are one at the final step which is
selling that product.
Forced displacement, is a condition where by people
(women) forced naturally to move from one place to another place due to
undesirable condition such as to be refugees (resulting from war), and natural
hazards including drought, hunger, diseases and floods. There fore due to this,
the determinant of health to women becomes unavoidable (inevitable). Also in
case of refugees may be forced by conditions like forced marriage where by a
woman needs to protect his or her dignity in the society.
Low income support, this affect much the health of women
once they get pregnancy they lack money to access the needs such as money to
buy balanced diet, This happen because of lack of male involvement and
participation once their wives needs money for treatments, For example when a
woman is near to deliver she need to prepare money to buy some instruments such
as gloves, scissors, sometimes the doctors and nurses ask something from a
pregnancy mother so that they can get treatments so due the lack of income
support from their husbands will lead to poor treatment hence will affect
health of the mother
Recommendation;
The government should come up working with these health
determinants to women that means there are some determinants which are still
prevailing in the society due to fact that the government could support the community
on alleviation decreasing some of the problems like poverty, making easy access
of information in all areas, easy access of education and making good
environment for access of employment to
all people, But finally seminars, workshops and training should be done so that
all men could be aware and being out of discrimination and all those bad
treatments.
References;
www.chp.gov.hk/fileo/pdf/health-determinants04pdf/19November
2012/10:00pm
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