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0521/2018 - Gender, disasters and mortality: Earthquake in Mexico City, September 19th, 2017.
Género, desastres y mortalidad: Sismo en Ciudad de México, 19/septiembre/2017.

Author:

• Jorge Alberto Álvarez-Díaz - Álvarez-Díaz, J.A - <bioetica_reproductiva@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9935-8632


Abstract:

The objective of this paper was to explain why more women died in the earthquake of September 19, 2017 in Mexico City. The methodology was mixed, quantitative with epidemiological and statistical data, and qualitative with a hemerographic review on the influence of gender on mortality derivedearthquakes. The results indicate for the quantitative part that the difference in deaths among women with respect to those presented among men cannot be attributed to issues of population distribution or randomization. The results indicate for the qualitative part that there is a lot of data indicating that gender is an important social determinant to explain why more women die than men after an earthquake. It is therefore recommended that these data should be considered in a responsible manner in order to improve prevention and intervention actions in the future.

Keywords:

Gender perspective, mortality, vulnerability, risk, bioethics

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Álvarez-Díaz, J.A. Gender, disasters and mortality: Earthquake in Mexico City, September 19th, 2017.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Dec). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/gender-disasters-and-mortality-earthquake-in-mexico-city-september-19th-2017/17054?id=17054



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