Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Women Health: A Review

Health is a main determinant of human development as it has social and economic relationship with the quality of life. The right of health is the most basic of all human rights. Women are the pillars of Indian society and always have unique position in family as they are very personification of moral force that binds the family together. Women empowerment plays a major role: their agency and ability to take the best decisions in terms of nutrition for the family, women responsibilities include cooking, cleaning and taking cares children. The preset paper discusses various issues of women health and socio-economic factors affecting it. Various studies revealed that hygiene and nutrition are two important factors which have direct effect on women health. Signs of stress, trepidation, and unidentified mental distress are common in women than men. Women education level, their economic status and food habits play important role in well-being of their health. These socio-cultural factors are interlinked and multidimensional and affect the health status of women. Women health services must be seen beyond their availability as it relies on social status, cultural setting and the attitude of a society.