Ebola crisis: the unequal impact on women and children's health

There seems to be no biological sex difference regarding vulnerability to Ebola virus disease, yet many sociocultural and health-care-related factors increase the risks for women in the Ebola outbreak in west Africa.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet global health 2015-03, Vol.3 (3), p.e130-e130
Hauptverfasser:	Menéndez, Clara, Lucas, Anna, Munguambe, Khátia, Langer, Ana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Africa Child Child Welfare Children Communicable diseases Disease Outbreaks Dones Female Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola - epidemiology Humans Infants Internal Medicine Malalties infeccioses Public health Salut pública Socioeconomic Factors Virus Viruses Women Women's Health Àfrica
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Zusammenfassung:	There seems to be no biological sex difference regarding vulnerability to Ebola virus disease, yet many sociocultural and health-care-related factors increase the risks for women in the Ebola outbreak in west Africa.
ISSN:	2214-109X 2214-109X
DOI:	10.1016/S2214-109X(15)70009-4