Gender of the baby and its impact on the health-related quality of life of postpartum women
Introduction: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional concept and is relatively neglected in both research and practice. Gender equality is a crucial measure of human rights for millions of women and girls around the world. Most postpartum researches have focused on physical com...
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| description | Introduction: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional concept and is relatively neglected in both research and practice. Gender equality is a crucial measure of human rights for millions of women and girls around the world. Most postpartum researches have focused on physical complications. This study was conducted to analyze the impact of gender of the baby on the HRQoL of postpartum women at 6 weeks.
Material and Methods: The study was conducted in a resettlement colony, Kalyanpuri, located in Delhi, India, with a sample size of 330 postpartum women. The data were collected in the 6th week of postpartum period using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 Health Survey for HRQoL.
Results: The findings showed that the birth of a male baby led to a significantly (P < 0.05) better mean HRQoL score than the birth of a female baby. The mean scores of general health, vitality, social functioning, and mental health domains were significantly less in the case of a female newborn child.
Conclusion: The male dominance in the Indian society which leads to financial supremacy and coercion for continuation of family lineage was an important predictor of lower HRQoL of the women in the postpartum period. This demonstrates the need for risk factor for gender equity to and achieve universal health coverage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e842cff335f4315a0738990ff8eef812023-03-21T08:41:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Community and Family Medicine2395-21132022-01-0181141710.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_105_21Gender of the baby and its impact on the health-related quality of life of postpartum womenPallika SinghS K RasaniaIntroduction: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional concept and is relatively neglected in both research and practice. Gender equality is a crucial measure of human rights for millions of women and girls around the world. Most postpartum researches have focused on physical complications. This study was conducted to analyze the impact of gender of the baby on the HRQoL of postpartum women at 6 weeks. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in a resettlement colony, Kalyanpuri, located in Delhi, India, with a sample size of 330 postpartum women. The data were collected in the 6th week of postpartum period using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 Health Survey for HRQoL. Results: The findings showed that the birth of a male baby led to a significantly (P < 0.05) better mean HRQoL score than the birth of a female baby. The mean scores of general health, vitality, social functioning, and mental health domains were significantly less in the case of a female newborn child. Conclusion: The male dominance in the Indian society which leads to financial supremacy and coercion for continuation of family lineage was an important predictor of lower HRQoL of the women in the postpartum period. This demonstrates the need for risk factor for gender equity to and achieve universal health coverage.http://www.ijcfm.org/article.asp?issn=2395-2113;year=2022;volume=8;issue=1;spage=14;epage=17;aulast=Singhgender discriminationhealth-related quality of lifepostpartum womengenderquality of lifesociocultural factorsuniversal health coverage |
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| title | Gender of the baby and its impact on the health-related quality of life of postpartum women |
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| title_short | Gender of the baby and its impact on the health-related quality of life of postpartum women |
| title_sort | gender of the baby and its impact on the health related quality of life of postpartum women |
| topic | gender discrimination health-related quality of life postpartum women gender quality of life sociocultural factors universal health coverage |
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