Biological determinants
As started in above paragraph, being a woman presents many health risks especially in low income countries. First, every woman looses some of their iron during their monthly periods, which usually leads to anemia when it is not replaced through adequate nutrition or supplements. Second, some of the time women face several complications during pregnancy and delivery such as hypertensions, hemorrhage, obstetric fistula, eclampsia or preeclampsia…that can cause death …show more content…
They are considered as people who are not capable of anything except giving birth, raising kids and doing domestic activities. They face violent sexual, physical and domestic abuse in many societies especially in low income countries. They are discriminated in social, political and economic life which leads to more depression and mental health. For example in India, abortion of female foetus was a rule. Women were forced to abort their baby because it is a female, and she had no objection. Think about health consequences of that action