The Social Dimension of Health in Morocco

Type Journal Article - Population Review
Title The Social Dimension of Health in Morocco
Author(s)
Volume 48
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2009
Page numbers 20-38
URL http://www.abhatoo.net.ma/index.php/fre/content/download/11089/180803/file/The_Social_Dimension_of_H​ealth_in_Morocco.pdf
Abstract
In this paper we intend to demonstrate the close links between social and spatial inequalities, on one hand and the health conditions and access to health services, on the other hand. Although the available statistics on the social aspects of health in Morocco is still not of a satisfactory level, the analysis we were able to carry out did lead to some interesting results. The constant and complex interrelationship between social and spatial factors and the scale of resulting inequalities in terms of health is one of the most fundamental conclusions. The heavy weight of gender-based relations on health of Moroccan women in specific contexts is another. The excessive vulnerability of women and children’s health to the social conditions that characterize their daily existence is another noteworthy conclusion. The critical role played by poverty, lack of education, isolation and remoteness of basic health facilities in conditioning the health status and opportunities to access to medical care for these categories of population in the event of illness can be added to the list of important conclusions reached in this study.

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