HLTA02H3 Chapter : Week 9 readings
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Health status: statistics canada: average life expectancy at birth in 1999 was 79 years, women at 81. 7, men at. 6 ways that sex and gender are important in shaping health and health care needs: sex-specific conditions. for women: birth control, pregnancy, childbirth, menstruation, menopause, female infertility, cervical cancer screening. men: prostate and testicular cancer and other diseases of reproductive system, male infertility and related problems: there are conditions that are more prevalent among women or men. women: breast cancer, eating disorders, depression, self inflicted injuries. men: substance use, schizophrenia, hiv/aids: conditions that appear to be sex-neutral such as heart disease, but signs, symptoms and treatments may be different for women and men, women"s gendered roles in society influence health. women"s caregiving responsibilities and the demands of it www. notesolution. com. sex-segregation of labour force- in general and within health care.