Restrictive gender norms and gender inequalities are replicated and reinforced in health
systems, contributing to gender inequalities in health. In this Series paper, we explore how …

Social support and the self-rated health of older people: A... : Medicine Social support and the
self-rated health of older people: A comparative study in Tainan Taiwan and Fuzhou Fujian …

Population ageing is rapidly becoming a global issue and will have a major impact on health
policies and programmes. The World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and …

Objective: To estimate the prevalence of sleep problems and the effect of potential correlates
in low-income settings from Africa and Asia, where the evidence is lacking. Design: Cross …

The International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and their Health
(INDEPTH) Network is an umbrella organization for a group of independent health research …

Background A consequence of the widespread uptake of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is that
the older South African population will experience an increase in life expectancy, increasing …

Background Edentulism (loss of all teeth) is a final marker of disease burden for oral health
common among older adults and poorer populations. Yet most evidence is from high …

Background Self-reported health is a widely used measure of health status across
individuals. As the ageing population increases, the health of the elderly also becomes of …

The purpose of this study is to examine gender difference in self-rated health among older
population in India. Data from the 60th round of National Sample Survey Organization on …

Abstract Background and Objectives The present cross-sectional study examines gender
differences in three major health measures among older adults in India and in China, and …