Gender, Decision Making in Health Activities in West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh

Abstract

The term genders means being male and female or equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of men and women and girls and boys. Health is one of the most significant aspects of human being. Everyone does not have a good health and standard of health vary from region to region. The term health is a dynamic phenomena and it cannot eradicate complete disease. It has been observed that most of the women are victims of poor health because majority of women, especially in rural areas are poor people due to lack of available resources. The study area has a  patriarchal society where men are the main decision making power and most of the decision such as to go out from the house, spending money on health, education  etc. are being taken by them, which affects women health in various ways. There are various factors for the poor health status of women such as lack of transport and communication, lack of knowledge, illiteracy, etc. Thus, this study is mainly taken to highlight about the decision taken by women in terms of health related issues.