Comparative Analysis of Health and Sociodemographic Status of Working and Non-Working Women and Their Children: Health and Sociodemographic Status of Working and Non-Working Women

Shehla Javed Akram; Rubeena Zakir; Javed Akram; Rameesa Liaqat; Fizzah Mujahid; Sana Syed; Fizza Liaqat; Anam Saeed; Hafiza Manahil Khurram

doi:10.54393/pjhs.v5i12.840

Authors

Shehla Javed Akram Akram Medical Complex Private Limited, Lahore, Pakistan
Rubeena Zakir University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Javed Akram Akram Medical Complex Private Limited, Lahore, Pakistan
Rameesa Liaqat University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Fizzah Mujahid Dow International Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan
Sana Syed Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Fizza Liaqat King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Anam Saeed University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Hafiza Manahil Khurram Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v5i12.840

Keywords:

Health, Women, Socio-Demographic Status, Working

Abstract

Women have responsibilities of home management and raising children, and in recent times, they have been engaged themselves professionally. Objectives: To compare insights into working and non-working women's mental and physical health. Methods: The study was conducted to perform a retrospective and comparative analysis of the sociodemographic status and health of working along with non-working women, as well as their kids. The study included both working and non-working mothers aged 25 to 45 who had their independent incomes. Their children were between 2 and 18 years old. The health factors being studied were bone density, body mass index, haemoglobin, calcium levels, and socioeconomic status (based on Kuppuswamy's scale). Data were analyzed by SPSS version 25.0. Results: The bone scan results of working and nonworking women differ significantly (p-value=0.033), indicating that working women had a little higher prevalence of osteopenia and hypocalcemia than nonworking women. However, the haemoglobin, body mass index, and socioeconomic status levels of both groups and their kids do not differ significantly. Conclusions: It was concluded that the comparison was made from the health outcomes of non-working and working women. Although some divergence and convergence were present, there is not much of a difference between health and sociodemographic characteristics.

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