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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Poor mental health, gender inequality are risk factors for women in India
July 7th, 2005
Poor mental health and gender inequality were identified as risk factors for chronic fatigue syndrome in women living in Goa, India. Researchers with the University of London's School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine conducted a study to determine "the prevalence of and risk factors for chronic fatigue in a developing country; in particular, to determine the association of anemia, mental health, and gender disadvantage factors with chronic fatigue." They collected data from 3,000 randomly sampled women between the ages of 18 and 50 living in the primary health center catchment area in Goa, India. The main outcome measures for the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-07)
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