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Gender may influence health status in the following ways:

• Exposure, risk or vulnerability

• Nature, severity and frequency of health problems

• Ways in which symptoms are perceived

• Health seeking behaviour

• Access to health services

• Ability to follow advised treatment

• Long-term social and health consequences. [2]

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2. WHO Transforming health systems: Gender and rights in reproductive health. WHO, Geneva, 2001 p. 82

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