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Gender and Health: Barriers and Opportunities for Women's Participation in the Private Health Sector in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMonnet, Marguerite
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-16T22:23:54Z
dc.date.available2015-11-16T22:23:54Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstractDespite their strong contribution to the overall world economic growth, gender gaps are wide in many countries in sub Saharan Africa and low representation of women in the private health sector is wider than in other sectors. While women and youth use the majority of health services both private and public, women are underrepresented as private health care providers and have limited access to financing to open their own private practices. This landscape has prompted the HNP Global Practice to take a critical look at the factors which hamper the growth of female and young private health practitioners vis a vis their male counterparts (usually older and more experienced in their profession). This assessment provides information on ways to close the gap which exists between male private service providers and female providers as well as recommends ways in which the existing gaps can be addressed. The assessment also provides the basis for further developing a strong public- private dialogue in health while providing avenues for building capacities for women to fully contribute to the development of the private health sector through the development of training module to be administered in private training schools as a pilot in Burkina Faso and Mali.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25161146/gender-health-barriers-opportunities-womens-participation-private-health-sector-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22965
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22965
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition, and Population (HNP) discussion paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectBIRTH
dc.subjectRISKS
dc.subjectSPECIALIST
dc.subjectSOCIALIZATION
dc.subjectPHYSICIAN
dc.subjectPHYSIOTHERAPISTS
dc.subjectFINANCING
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectMIDWIFERY
dc.subjectPHARMACISTS
dc.subjectDONOR
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectDOCTORS
dc.subjectSEXES
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectINFERTILITY
dc.subjectDEATH
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectDENTISTRY
dc.subjectGENDER PERSPECTIVE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectPERSONAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH SECTOR
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectDISABILITIES
dc.subjectYOUTHS
dc.subjectMATERNITY LEAVE
dc.subjectWORKPLACE
dc.subjectPREGNANCIES
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPATIENTS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSPECIALISTS
dc.subjectDOUBLE BURDEN
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNURSES
dc.subjectHEALTH MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectOBSERVATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTH PROFESSIONAL
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectMALE
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectMORTALITY RATE
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILIES
dc.subjectGENITAL MUTILATION
dc.subjectINTERVIEW
dc.subjectGENDER ISSUES
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectGENERAL PRACTICE
dc.subjectMIDWIFE
dc.subjectMEDICAL DOCTOR
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectDOCTOR
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROVISION
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectNURSE
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectLIFESTYLE
dc.subjectSEX-DISAGGREGATED DATA
dc.subjectCARE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH TRAINING
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectPERSONAL LIFE
dc.subjectDENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectSTRESS
dc.subjectDENTISTS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectWORKSHOPS
dc.subjectPHARMACIST
dc.subjectMASCULINITY
dc.subjectHEALTH POLICIES
dc.subjectINTERNET
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectWEIGHT
dc.subjectPHYSICIANS
dc.subjectSEXUAL HARASSMENT
dc.subjectCHILDREN
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectCLINICS
dc.subjectWORKING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectFATHER
dc.subjectGENDER ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectGENERAL PRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectDONORS
dc.subjectTHERAPISTS
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectMEDICAL DOCTORS
dc.subjectRISK-TAKING
dc.subjectSTRATEGY
dc.subjectMALES
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectREGISTRATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectHOSPITALS
dc.subjectDENTIST
dc.subjectMUTILATION
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectCULTURAL FACTORS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICE
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectDENTAL ASSISTANTS
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectIMPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectMALE HEALTH
dc.subjectNURSING
dc.subjectNURSING HOMES
dc.titleGender and Healthen
dc.title.subtitleBarriers and Opportunities for Women's Participation in the Private Health Sector in Africaen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2015-10-16
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:41:25.652006Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25161146/gender-health-barriers-opportunities-womens-participation-private-health-sector-africa
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryBurkina Faso
okr.region.countryCongo, Republic of
okr.region.countryGhana
okr.region.countryKenya
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.region.countrySouth Sudan
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Systems Development & Reform
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.unitHealth, Nutrition, and Population Global Practice (GHNDR)
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