Gender Differences in the Quality of Life of Formal Workers

José Andrade Louzado, Matheus Lopes Cortes, Marcio Galvão Oliveira, Vanessa Moraes Bezerra, Sóstenes Mistro, Danielle Souto de Medeiros, Daniela Arruda Soares, Kelle Oliveira Silva, Clávdia Nicolaevna Kochergin, Vivian Carla Honorato dos Santos de Carvalho, Welma Wildes Amorim and Sotero Serrate Mengue
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José Andrade Louzado: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Matheus Lopes Cortes: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Marcio Galvão Oliveira: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Vanessa Moraes Bezerra: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Sóstenes Mistro: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Danielle Souto de Medeiros: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Daniela Arruda Soares: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Kelle Oliveira Silva: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Clávdia Nicolaevna Kochergin: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Vivian Carla Honorato dos Santos de Carvalho: Multidisciplinary Health Institute, Federal University of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45029-094, Brazil
Welma Wildes Amorim: Department of Natural Sciences, State University of Southwest of Bahia, Vitória da Conquista 45083-900, Brazil
Sotero Serrate Mengue: Graduate Program in Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90035-002, Brazil

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-15

Abstract: Background: This study aimed to assess the quality of life associated with gender inequalities in formal workers and to determine the effect of sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral factors on the quality of life (QOL). Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 1270 workers. Quality of life was measured using the EUROHIS-QOL 8-Item and assessed in terms of psychological, environmental, social, and physical domains, while demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, and clinical variables served as explanatory variables. Analyses were performed using an ordinal logistic regression model whose significance level was 5%. Results: Of the participants, 80.2% were men, and 19.8% were women; the mean age was 34 (standard deviation: ±10) and 32 (±9) years, respectively. In all prediction scenarios, men were more likely to have a higher quality of life, especially in the physical (odds ratio: 2.16; 95% confidence interval: 1.60–2.93) and psychological (odds ratio: 2.09; 95% confidence interval: 1.51–2.91) domains. Conclusions: Men and women had significantly different levels of quality of life, and sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral variables partially clarified these differences, which were possibly established by a socio-historical process of construction of the work role determined by gender issues.

Keywords: quality of life; worker health; worker categories; gender; health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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