Open AccessGender discrimination for women with diabetes mellitus in Algeria
Author(s) -
F. Chentli,
S. Azzoug,
D. Meskine,
Aldjia El Gradechi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.141351
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetology , epidemiology , diabetes mellitus , epidemiological transition , gestational diabetes , population , obesity , disease , demography , gerontology , pregnancy , environmental health , pathology , endocrinology , gestation , sociology , biology , genetics
Nowadays diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the greatest global challenges. Its expansion varies from an area to another according to genetic, traditions, socio-economic conditions, and stress. In Algeria, as in other emerging countries undergoing an epidemiological transition, noncommunicable diseases are sharply increasing. After high blood pressure, DM is now the second metabolic disease. But are women more concerned by DM since obesity frequency is higher in females? Can we assert that there is a sort of sex discrimination for DM complications?