A new study revealed that men are more at risk of death on certain chronic health conditions. Research in the UK found that the three most common diseases affecting men are hypertension, diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
Research published in PLOS Medicine found that men were more likely to be exposed to a risk factor – such as smoking, while women were more likely to be obese and engaged in dangerous sex.
According to research experts, the study underlines the differences based on sex in every step of the “medical path”. Key observations of the report align the development of previous studies that indicate that fewer men will decide to prevent, diagnostic and therapeutic services. In particular, women are more likely to be reflected, diagnose and look for treatment in cases such as HIV and Covid-19.
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Standards related to male and healthcare financing are reportedly men’s roadblocks on the way of men to seek medical care, while women are more interested in their health and are looking for medical intervention.
Global 50/50 co-founder, Kent Buse said: “Most of these differences are not only explained by gender (biology), but a socially designed gender-rejection of the importance of adopting gender justice to reduce health. Gender analysis can help health systems for all.”
“Men had a significantly higher level of prevalence of conditions in 56 % of HIV and AIDS countries, 30 % for diabetes and four percent for hypertension,” the study says.
Regarding a medical diagnosis in women, the report said: “The female, on the other hand, had a significantly higher level of prevalence in 14 % of HIV and AIDS countries, five percent for diabetes and only in India for hypertension,” they wrote.
Overall, mortality obtained from the global data set of disease (GBD) revealed that mortality was higher in men in 131 countries (64 %) for HIV/AIDS compared to women. In hypertension, the mortality rate was higher in men in 107 countries (53 %) AU diabetes (49 %) at the higher ends in 100 countries.
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