Citation

Giorgadze T, Maisuradze I, Giorgadze S, Utiashvili Z, Abesadze G. Georgian Med. News 2012; (208-209): 38-41.

Affiliation

Tbilisi State Medical University, Training Center of Emergency Medical Response and Management; Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology; Department of Emergency Coordination and Regimen of the Ministry of Labor, health and Social Affairs of Georgia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, International Academy of Science, Education, Industry and Arts)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22899409

Abstract

The results of literature review show that the socially constructed gender-specific vulnerability of females lead to the relatively higher female disaster mortality rates compared to men; the disaster impact differ across economic class, ethnicity, gender and other factors; natural disasters exacerbate previously existing patterns of discrimination that render females more vulnerable to the fatal impact of disasters. The adverse impact of disasters on females relative to men vanishes with rising socio-economic status of women. However, more inter-disciplinary research is needed to fully understand the interplay between mortality and gender in the presence of natural disasters. More research is needed to fully understand why and how disaster strength interacts with female mortality.

Language: en