Gender bias in access to healthcare in Nigeria: a study of end-stage renal disease

Ulasi, I.

Tropical Doctor 38(1): 50-52

2008


ISSN/ISBN: 0049-4755
PMID: 18302871
DOI: 10.1258/td.2007.060160
Document Number: 199174
Sexual inequalities exist in most societies. Women are discriminated against in almost every sphere of life (i.e. in politics, inheritance, etc.) from childhood, especially in communities where there is a preference for the male child. Women have limited access to assets and services such as education and health care, resulting in their being socio-economically dependent on men.

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