The survey association between gender inequity with health- adjusted life expectancy in Iranian women and comparison it’s indicators with other world countries with health equity approach

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Abstract: Healthy life expectancy is the best single index that is show the mean of health base of population. The purpose of this research is investigation of correlation between Health life expectancy with sexual inequities and comparison of its markers with global information with equity in health approach. In this descriptive - analytical study, the statistical population is the total of world population and the base of Health life expectancy is the reported rate of world health organization in 2008. In sexual inequities section, economic and social and political factors are the base of work. In social dimension, gross combinational registration ratio of women in 3 base and adult literacy rate, in economic dimension, income rate and in political dimension the achievement of governmental posts in ministerial dimension are regarded. The survey of markers status shown that women in Iran and also other zone countries, in different with developed countries deprived from extended cooperation in economic, social and political. At now, the worst status is in political cooperation of women. Also, there is significant correlation between Healthy life expectancy index with literacy of women, gross combinational registration ratio of women in 3 bases and achieved income. Also, In regression analysis, these variables were responsible of 50% of Healthy life expectancy variation. With respect to UN desirable status in economic, social and political cooperation of women in Iran, it must be that policymaking for approach to development with respect to sexual regards and women’s special needs.

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volume 5  issue None

pages  3- 12

publication date 2016-01

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