Resumen

MIRANDA LOPEZ, Jennifer Jeanette  y  OCHOA SOTO, Rosaida. Gender inequalities and social support networks in tuberculosis patients. Rev. cuba. hig. epidemiol. [online]. 2023, vol.60  Epub 30-Mayo-2023. ISSN 1561-3003.

Gender inequalities and social support networks related to tuberculosis lead to power asymmetries, health disparities for some, and increased vulnerability to disease for others. The aim of this study was to examine gender inequalities according to social support networks in patients with tuberculosis. A systematic review was conducted in digital data sources such as Google Scholar, SciELO, and PubMed. The search terms used were: gender, inequalities, support networks, and tuberculosis. The results were limited to review and original research articles, published in Spanish and English in the last 21 years. It is argued that support networks in the face of a morbid episode are conditioned by differences, but above all, by gender inequalities within social structures. It is concluded that most studies have failed to associate tuberculosis with gender. Social support networks played a fundamental role in the health-disease process of people with this disease.

Palabras clave : gender; inequalities; support networks; tuberculosis.

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