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Gender and urban health: a Latin American structured tool for research and policy
Indexado
WoS WOS:001420038400001
Scopus SCOPUS_ID:85218822838
DOI 10.1590/0102-311XEN046124
Año 2025
Tipo artículo de investigación

Citas Totales

Autores Afiliación Chile

Instituciones Chile

% Participación
Internacional

Autores
Afiliación Extranjera

Instituciones
Extranjeras


Abstract



Latin American cities have evolved via exclusionary historical processes, resulting in hasty and unplanned urbanization, insufficient infrastructure, and extreme levels of violence. These issues have well-documented health implications. In urban settings, gender may lead to unequal access to opportunities and services, however, its consideration into policies, interventions, and research remains insufficient, potentially exacerbating urban inequities. Drawing inspiration from feminist urbanism and urban health research, we propose a structured tool for Latin American cities to develop gender-sensitive urban policies, interventions, and urban health research. The study encompassed: (1) a narrative literature review of feminist urbanism frameworks and the Delphi method to select the most appropriate dimensions; (2) a thorough examination of data availability and indicators in three studies of urban transformation interventions in Brazil, Colombia, and Chile to evaluate data availability and local interest; and (3) an urban health dialogue with the relevant indicators. We identified three key dimensions: "proximity," "autonomy," and "representativeness". Neighborhood was considered the most meaningful level for analyses. The indicators were organized into subdimensions, considering existing literature on their implications for gender and health. The proposed tool is comprehensive and adaptable, thus, it can be used in diverse Latin American urban contexts. It is a valuable resource for incorporating a gender-sensitive perspective into urban policymaking, interventions, and health-related research.

Revista



Revista ISSN
Cadernos De Saude Publica 0102-311X

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Disciplinas de Investigación



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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Scopus
Public Health, Environmental And Occupational Health
SciELO
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Publicaciones WoS (Ediciones: ISSHP, ISTP, AHCI, SSCI, SCI), Scopus, SciELO Chile.

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Autores - Afiliación



Ord. Autor Género Institución - País
1 Morais, Lídia Maria de Oliveira Mujer Univ Fed Minas Gerais - Brasil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brasil
2 Borde, Elis - Univ Fed Minas Gerais - Brasil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brasil
3 Guevara, Paula - Universidad de Los Andes, Chile - Colombia
Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Medicina - Colombia
4 Valdebenito, Roxana - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
Facultad de Medicina - Chile
5 Baldovino-Chiquillo, Laura Mujer Universidad de Los Andes, Chile - Colombia
Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Medicina - Colombia
6 SARMIENTO-DUENAS, OLGA LUCIA Mujer Universidad de Los Andes, Chile - Colombia
Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Medicina - Colombia
7 Vergara, Alejandra Vives - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Chile
Facultad de Medicina - Chile
8 Friche, Amelia Augusta Mujer Univ Fed Minas Gerais - Brasil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brasil
9 Caiaffa, Waleska - Univ Fed Minas Gerais - Brasil
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - Brasil

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Financiamiento



Fuente
Wellcome Trust
SALURBAL Project
RUCAS
TrUST
BH-Viva

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Agradecimientos



Agradecimiento
We are grateful for the support from: the SALURBAL Project, the Transformaciones Urbanas working group members, Wellcome Trust, TrUST, BH-Viva and RUCAS local funding agencies. We also would like to thank interviewees from each local communities who participated in the local studies, Solimar Rocha (Observatorio de Sande Urbana de Belo Horizonte/Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) for the map elaboration, Amanda Magalhaes, Natalia Diaz, and Laura Orlando for data analytical support and other local team mem-bers that have supported us in many ways through-out this study.

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