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Table 5 Use of central sex/gender theoretical concepts and processes for explanation of intersectional sex/gender differences

From: Intersectionality-based quantitative health research and sex/gender sensitivity: a scoping review

Sex/gender concepts and processes for explanation of intersectional sex/gender differences

 

Diabetes

Smoking

Physical Activity

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

o

p

Gender (intra-individual)

✓

✓

✓

  

✓

   

✓

 

✓

  

✓

✓

Psychological/cognitive

✓

✓

   

✓

     

✓

  

✓

 

Physical/biological

         

✓

 

✓

    

Behavioural

     

✓

   

✓

     

✓

Privilege/resource

  

✓

             

Gender (inter-individual)

✓

✓

✓

✓

 

✓

✓

  

✓

 

✓

 

✓

✓

✓

Gender norms

 

✓

✓

✓

 

✓

✓

      

✓

✓

✓

Socio-cultural

✓

✓

   

✓

✓

  

✓

 

✓

  

✓

 

Discrimination

 

✓

✓

✓

          

✓

✓

Social networks/social capital

✓

✓

            

✓

 

Privilege/resource

         

✓

   

✓

  

Socio-economic

             

✓

 

✓

Environmental

         

✓

      

Gender Equality

 

✓

  

✓

 

✓

       

✓

✓

Gender Equity

 

✓

  

✓

 

✓

       

✓

 

EMBODIMENT

     

✓

✓

  

✓

 

✓

    

Eco-social

         

✓

      

Social (behavioural)

     

✓

✓

  

✓

      

Psycho-biological

           

✓

    

Sex

   

✓

✓

      

✓