2012, Number 3
Considerations of women health and social landscape in America, focusing on Cuba
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 403-414
PDF size: 268.30 Kb.
ABSTRACT
This paper presents considerations on the social and health situation in Latin America. This continent is selected since it is affected and unable to reach levels of development to eradicate poverty and inequality. In this paper, women are used as a reference due to their vulnerability, focusing on Cuban women.Objective: Positive and negative indicators are highlighted as objective of impact on the health and social landscape of women in America.
Methods: the literature review of published health reports was used, stratifying America by regions; representative countries were chosen, and social status and health indicators were selected.
Results: The outstanding results providing positive indicators are: life expectancy at birth, paid employment, unemployment, parity and maternal mortality in Canada. The main negative indicators have been: increased parity in adolescents, prevalence of anemia and maternal mortality, and HIV-infected (in Argentina). Cuba, meanwhile, has marked contrasts because despite being a developing country, positive indicators are shown, such as infant mortality and life expectancy at birth, but the prevalence of anemia and maternal mortality which behaved as negative indicators.
Conclusions: Results of better balance with more positive over negative indicators are shown in Canada and Cuba. However, Argentina exhibits more negative over positive indicators.
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