Gender Differences in the Quality of Life of Formal Workers.

Autor:	Louzado JA; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Lopes Cortes M; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Galvão Oliveira M; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Moraes Bezerra V; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Mistro S; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Souto de Medeiros D; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Arruda Soares D; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Oliveira Silva K; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Nicolaevna Kochergin C; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Honorato Dos Santos de Carvalho VC; Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil., Wildes Amorim W; Department of Natural Sciences, State University of Southwest of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45083-900, Brazil., Serrate Mengue S; Graduate Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-002, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2021 Jun 01; Vol. 18 (11). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 01.
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph18115951
Abstrakt:	Background: This study aimed to assess the quality of life associated with gender inequalities in formal workers and to determine the effect of sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral factors on the quality of life (QOL). Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 1270 workers. Quality of life was measured using the EUROHIS-QOL 8-Item and assessed in terms of psychological, environmental, social, and physical domains, while demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical variables served as explanatory variables. Analyses were performed using an ordinal logistic regression model whose significance level was 5%. Results: Of the participants, 80.2% were men, and 19.8% were women; the mean age was 34 (standard deviation: ±10) and 32 (±9) years, respectively. In all prediction scenarios, men were more likely to have a higher quality of life, especially in the physical (odds ratio: 2.16; 95% confidence interval: 1.60-2.93) and psychological (odds ratio: 2.09; 95% confidence interval: 1.51-2.91) domains. Conclusions: Men and women had significantly different levels of quality of life, and sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral variables partially clarified these differences, which were possibly established by a socio-historical process of construction of the work role determined by gender issues.
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