BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:efdf7e7a72f19974e00b6dcf6ee47a37 CATEGORIES:Lecture / Reading / Talk CREATED:20231201T105442 SUMMARY:Gender dimensions in healthcare access [insights from work in Tuberculosis (TB)] - A talk by Dr. Monika Sawhney LOCATION:APJ 009\, FLAME University DESCRIPTION:Department of Economics and Center for Economic and Public Policy (CEPP), F LAME University invites you to attend a research talk in the Economics Semi nar Series, 2023 by Prof. Monika Sawhney\nDate: 1st December (Friday). Time : 1:00 PM - 2.00 PM Venue: APJ 009\nAbstract: Gender plays a significant ro le in health care with attention to health care access and equity issues. G ender dynamics influence access to services and treatment outcomes for TB. Gender as a determinant of TB infection varies based on certain factors; fo r example, while men acquire more TB globally due to occupational and healt h-seeking factors, women may be less likely to receive appropriate diagnose s and may experience more and greater barriers to care than men. To date, m ost of the TB research and interventions have focused on “women and childre n”. However, recent TB prevalence survey/s in multiple countries highlight that tuberculosis rates are higher among males (Population-Based Tuberculos is Prevalence Survey from Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Vietnam). The latest data highlighting gender differences in diagnosis, reporting/notifications, and treatment of TB cases will impact TB preventive programs, policies, and fu nding priorities shortly. The primary aims of this research include: (i) as sessing awareness and knowledge regarding symptoms, diagnosis, and appropri ate reporting among different stakeholders working in TB-prone areas; (ii) ascertaining the depth of gender disparities in TB diagnosis, reporting, ac cess to treatment, and reducing the burden of disease, and (iii) implementi ng gender-sensitive training programs/interventions (in close collaboration s with existing programs in the region) to increase the rate of timely diag nosis and reporting of TB cases. A mix of qualitative and quantitative meth ods is used for data collection and analysis. Qualitative methods include f ocus group discussions among different population groups (women, men, drug users, truck drivers, and migrant populations). Quantitative methods includ ed surveying multiple stakeholders to document health systems-related chall enges in addressing the healthcare needs of TB patients. Preliminary result s describe strong interlinkages between biological, occupational, social, a nd other cultural considerations in describing the effect of gender on TB p revalence, treatment seeking, and case reporting. Overall, gender, an often -overlooked component of TB programming, includes a variety of factors that must be elucidated to effectively target more gender-inclusive programming . The results of this work establish an understanding of gender in TB, unde r-reporting of TB, and low TB notifications based on gender to reduce the b urden of TB through more highly focused TB control programs.\nAbout the Spe aker: Dr. Monika Sawhney is currently a tenured Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina in Charlotte, NC, USA. She serves as an Affili ate faculty with Africana Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and School of Data Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC. She has also served as a Clinical Associate Professor with Marshall University’s J oan C. Edwards School of Medicine (Department of Cardiology Services).\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Department of Economics and Center for Economi c and Public Policy (CEPP), FLAME University invites you to attend a resear ch talk in the Economics Seminar Series, 2023  by Prof. Monika Sawhney

Date: 1st December (Friday). Time: 1:00 PM - 2 .00 PM Venue: APJ 009

Abstract: Gender plays a significant role in health care with attention to heal th care access and equity issues. Gender dynamics influence access to servi ces and treatment outcomes for TB. Gender as a determinant of TB infection varies based on certain factors; for example, while men acquire more TB glo bally due to occupational and health-seeking factors, women may be less lik ely to receive appropriate diagnoses and may experience more and greater ba rriers to care than men. To date, most of the TB research and interventions have focused on “women and children”. However, recent TB prevalence survey /s in multiple countries highlight that tuberculosis rates are higher among males (Population-Based Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey from Ethiopia, Tanz ania, and Vietnam). The latest data highlighting gender differences in diag nosis, reporting/notifications, and treatment of TB cases will impact TB pr eventive programs, policies, and funding priorities shortly. The primary ai ms of this research include: (i) assessing awareness and knowledge regardin g symptoms, diagnosis, and appropriate reporting among different stakeholde rs working in TB-prone areas; (ii) ascertaining the depth of gender dispari ties in TB diagnosis, reporting, access to treatment, and reducing the burd en of disease, and (iii) implementing gender-sensitive training programs/in terventions (in close collaborations with existing programs in the region) to increase the rate of timely diagnosis and reporting of TB cases. A mix o f qualitative and quantitative methods is used for data collection and anal ysis. Qualitative methods include focus group discussions among different p opulation groups (women, men, drug users, truck drivers, and migrant popula tions). Quantitative methods included surveying multiple stakeholders to do cument health systems-related challenges in addressing the healthcare needs of TB patients. Preliminary results describe strong interlinkages between biological, occupational, social, and other cultural considerations in desc ribing the effect of gender on TB prevalence, treatment seeking, and case r eporting. Overall, gender, an often-overlooked component of TB programming, includes a variety of factors that must be elucidated to effectively targe t more gender-inclusive programming. The results of this work establish an understanding of gender in TB, under-reporting of TB, and low TB notificati ons based on gender to reduce the burden of TB through more highly focused TB control programs.

About the Speaker: Dr. Monika Sawh ney is currently a tenured Associate Professor at The University of North C arolina in Charlotte, NC, USA. She serves as an Affiliate faculty with Afri cana Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and School of Data Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC. She has also served as a Cli nical Associate Professor with Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (Department of Cardiology Services).

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