Social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health care

Women heads of households, as one of the most vulnerable sections of society, need to be informed about various issues specially in the field of health. Many gynecological diseases can be diagnosed with early care and can be treated more. These diseases include gynecological cancers that require per...

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Main Authors: Afsaneh Tavassoli, Zahra Abdifar, Mohammad Taghi Sheykhi
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Published: Allameh Tabataba'i University Press 2022-03-01
Series:پژوهشنامه مددکاری اجتماعی
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Online Access:https://rjsw.atu.ac.ir/article_14771_57a50c18eabe8e9bcd8021cb70c2efee.pdf
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description Women heads of households, as one of the most vulnerable sections of society, need to be informed about various issues specially in the field of health. Many gynecological diseases can be diagnosed with early care and can be treated more. These diseases include gynecological cancers that require personal referral and follow-up. Therefore, they depend on various socio-economic factors. The aim of the present study is to investigate the social vulnerability of female heads of households in comparison to married women in providing health care. The present study is a comparative study and was conducted on 200 women including heads of households who have active files in 2 social work clinics in Qom and also married women in 2 districts of Qom city. A questionnaire was used to collect data and SPSS software was used to compare the two groups.41% and 21% of female-headed households and57% and 36% of married women have Mammograms and Pap-smear once a year. The average score in Mammography among married women is 102.15and in female-headed households is 84.18The mean score on Pap-smear test was 98.11 in married women and 79.56 in female-headed households. This difference the mean at the confidence level of 0.95and the standard error percentage (p≤ 0.05) is significant. The results show married women are more likely to have Pap-smears and Mammograms than female-headed households. Due to the special living conditions of women heads of households, there is a need for more practical education, awareness and support for this group.
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spelling doaj.art-c1f7f2ce28d846ec88506f6c662b3d7f2023-12-19T05:35:26ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressپژوهشنامه مددکاری اجتماعی2476-63802476-63992022-03-019318711710.22054/rjsw.2022.67576.58614771Social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health careAfsaneh Tavassoli0Zahra Abdifar1Mohammad Taghi Sheykhi2Associate professor at Alzahra University Department of Women and Family Studies Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics Specialty of Sociology Tehran IranDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranDepartment of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, IranWomen heads of households, as one of the most vulnerable sections of society, need to be informed about various issues specially in the field of health. Many gynecological diseases can be diagnosed with early care and can be treated more. These diseases include gynecological cancers that require personal referral and follow-up. Therefore, they depend on various socio-economic factors. The aim of the present study is to investigate the social vulnerability of female heads of households in comparison to married women in providing health care. The present study is a comparative study and was conducted on 200 women including heads of households who have active files in 2 social work clinics in Qom and also married women in 2 districts of Qom city. A questionnaire was used to collect data and SPSS software was used to compare the two groups.41% and 21% of female-headed households and57% and 36% of married women have Mammograms and Pap-smear once a year. The average score in Mammography among married women is 102.15and in female-headed households is 84.18The mean score on Pap-smear test was 98.11 in married women and 79.56 in female-headed households. This difference the mean at the confidence level of 0.95and the standard error percentage (p≤ 0.05) is significant. The results show married women are more likely to have Pap-smears and Mammograms than female-headed households. Due to the special living conditions of women heads of households, there is a need for more practical education, awareness and support for this group.https://rjsw.atu.ac.ir/article_14771_57a50c18eabe8e9bcd8021cb70c2efee.pdfvulnerability of womenwomen heads of householdswomen's healthwomen's cancerpap smear-mammography
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vulnerability of women
women heads of households
women's health
women's cancer
pap smear-mammography
title Social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health care
title_full Social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health care
title_fullStr Social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health care
title_full_unstemmed Social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health care
title_short Social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health care
title_sort social vulnerability of women heads of households compared to married women in health care
topic vulnerability of women
women heads of households
women's health
women's cancer
pap smear-mammography
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