Gender of the baby and its impact on the health-related quality of life of postpartum women

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Pallikaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRasania, SKen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-09T06:10:29Z
dc.date.available2023-08-09T06:10:29Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a multidimensional concept and is relatively neglected in both research and practice. Gender equality is a crucial measure of human rights for millions of women and girls around the world. Most postpartum researches have focused on physical complications. This study was conducted to analyze the impact of gender of the baby on the HRQoL of postpartum women at 6 weeks. Material and Methods: The study was conducted in a resettlement colony, Kalyanpuri, located in Delhi, India, with a sample size of 330 postpartum women. The data were collected in the 6th week of postpartum period using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 Health Survey for HRQoL. Results: The findings showed that the birth of a male baby led to a significantly (P < 0.05) better mean HRQoL score than the birth of a female baby. The mean scores of general health, vitality, social functioning, and mental health domains were significantly less in the case of a female newborn child. Conclusion: The male dominance in the Indian society which leads to financial supremacy and coercion for continuation of family lineage was an important predictor of lower HRQoL of the women in the postpartum period. This demonstrates the need for risk factor for gender equity to and achieve universal health coverage.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSingh Pallika, Rasania SK. Gender of the baby and its impact on the health-related quality of life of postpartum women. Indian Journal of Community & Family Medicine. 2022 Jun; 8(1): 14-17en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2113
dc.identifier.issn2666-3120
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/221885
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer-Medknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijcfm.ijcfm_105_21en_US
dc.subjectGender discriminationen_US
dc.subjecthealth-related quality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectpostpartum womenen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US
dc.subjectsociocultural factorsen_US
dc.subjectuniversal health coverageen_US
dc.titleGender of the baby and its impact on the health-related quality of life of postpartum womenen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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