Gender bias in access to healthcare in Nigeria: a study of end-stage renal disease

Abstract

Sexual inequalities exist in most societies.1 Women are discriminated against in almost every sphere of life (i.e. in politics, inheritance, etc.)2 from childhood, especially in communities where there is a preference for the male child.2,3 Women have limited access to assets and services such as education and health care, resulting in their being socio-economically dependent on men.2