A bigger percentage of the people living in Goldfield are of aboriginal descent. Research shows that while women across the nation are affected by the same kind of health issues, the indigenous women tend to get affected more than the general population. This brings the life expectancy of the aboriginal women up to 20 years short of the rest of the population. What does this say about the health status of women in Goldfield? What are the leading causes of unhealthiness and consequential deaths?
For more insight, here are the top three causes of death for women in Goldfields area that should raise an alarm to the women health Goldfields’ organizations and health centers.
1. Cardiovascular diseases
These include stroke and myocardial infarction. Research shows that aboriginal women are affected more by this condition. The death rate caused by this condition is 2.8 % higher than the other women living in different areas of the country are. Most cardiac problems can be managed and even prevented through better lifestyle choices. Women in goldfield should, therefore, take more initiatives to live intentionally and to make better decisions in their lives. The government, on the other hand, should be more concerned with women health in Goldfields and other aboriginal areas.
2. Neoplasm or cancer
Compared to the rest of population, more indigenous women succumb to death due to cancers. Lung cancer is a leading cause of these deaths with an average of 20 % more death than the other parts of the country. Such sad statistics should act as a wakeup call to both the government and the womens health Goldfields stakeholders that exist. Support systems should be created and beefed up to ease the huge burden that women suffer from in such areas. The government can supply more practitioners and specialists to offer both education and treatment to these women.
3. Gynecological issues
These problems cut across the board from cancers to the regular sexually transmitted diseases. The gynecological problems affect women across the nation in an almost equal measure. The aboriginal women, however, suffer 17 % more neoplasm deaths than the rest.
By and large, no specific group of people or women should suffer as a result of negligence—whether on their part or the administration part. So the above highlighted factors should concern all the stakeholders in women health in the Goldfields area and other aboriginal districts. This will ensure that appropriate measures and controls are put in place to address these health issues and to improve the overall well-being of women through health education and care.
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