Frontiers in Global Women's Health | Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Study Protocol

Accepted on 29 Dec 2025

Building a Foundation to Promote Women's Health Research in Dubai. Study Protocol for a Project to Investigate the Feasibility of Establishing a Dedicated Women's Health Biobank

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

William Atiomo
Fadi Mirza
Khawla Al Zarooni
Muna Tahlak
Tom Loney
Asiyah Shafi
Osman Zin Al Abdin
Mahmood Al Mashhadani
Samuel Ho
Arnaud Wattiez

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Dec 2025

Socioeconomic inequality of low sexual autonomy among reproductive-age women in four selected Sub-Saharan African countries: A decomposition analysis by using Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) data

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Dessie Abebaw Angaw
Tigist Kifle Tsegaw
Nimrod Muhumuza
Gertrude Nakanwagi
Moses Mulumba

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

191 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

Burden of gastroesophageal reflux disease among women of childbearing age, with projections to 2050: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2021

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Siyu Zhou
Yanping Wang
Nengyi Hou
Kun Hu
Shun Jiang
Junzhao You
Hongtao Tang
Jie Zeng
Minghui Pang

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1673878

1,927 views
1 citation

Case Report

Published on 08 Aug 2025

Case Report: Ischemic stroke in a young transgender woman due to unsupervised estrogen therapy

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Lucas Blanco Insaurralde da Luz Silva
Andressa Camilo Oliveira
Anny Gabriela Marçal de Carvalho Araújo
Maria Luiza Ferri Cury
Isabela de Carvalho Florêncio
Amanda Boutrik
Franciely Hyun Su Barakat Kim
Egidi Mayara Firmino Silva
Luana Karen dos Santos
Renata Gratão Rezende

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1588553

2,897 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Sex differences in clinical risk factors for Alzheimer's dementia patients with early-onset and late-onset

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Nathan Gerhard Faulstich
Sammy Hilmi Omar
Connor John O-brien
Dami Taiwo Ojo
Philip Cole Brewer
Emmanuel I. Nathaniel
Richard Goodwin
Laurie Roley
Adebobola Imeh-Nathaniel
Thomas I. Nathaniel

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1601375

3,349 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 22 Jul 2025

Global impact of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL): trends, gender disparities, and future projections: 1990–2036

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Dandan Liu
Huixia Ji
Ye Chen
Wenying Li

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1584639

3,010 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2025

When gender matters: inequalities in health services utilization and risk factors monitoring after acute myocardial infarction

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Irene López-Ferreruela
Antonio Gimeno-Miguel
Clara Laguna-Berna
Sara Malo
Sara Castel-Feced
María José Rabanaque
Isabel Aguilar-Palacio

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1605400

2,006 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2025

Global, regional and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in females from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Jingyi Peng
Yuan Yuan
Jie Zhang
Yang Ding
Xingxing He

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1580451

3,191 views

Original Research

Published on 27 May 2025

Association between dietary carotenoid intakes and the risk of heart failure in males and females: a cross-sectional study of NHANES, 2009–2018

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Juan Gao
Yan-You Xie
Yi-Chen Zang
Kai Tan
Pei-Hui Li
Hai-Yang Yu
Zhe-Xun Lian
Jian-Xun Wang

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1568812

1,447 views

Systematic Review

Published on 22 May 2025

Through a gender lens: a scoping review of gendered experiences of AMR causes, burden and workforce in Nigeria

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Ayodele Oluwakemi Majekodunmi
Mabel Kamweli Aworh
Esteller Mbadiwe
Kikiope Oluwafikemi Oluwarore
Mwapu Dika Ndahi
Dooshima Kwange

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1523901

2,191 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

APOE4 and chronic health risk factors are associated with sex-specific preclinical Alzheimer’s disease neuroimaging biomarkers

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Genna M. Losinski
Mickeal N. Key
Eric D. Vidoni
Jonathan Clutton
Jill K. Morris
Jeffrey M. Burns
Amber Watts

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1531062

2,810 views
2 citations

Brief Research Report

Published on 22 Apr 2025

Gender differences in pre-surgical hip arthroplasty patients

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Elisabet Ripoll-Romero
Zaida Agüera
Montserrat Puig-Llobet
Marta Bassas
Maria Cristina Manzanares-Céspedes
Jordi Galimany-Masclans

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1565899

1,722 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Apr 2025

Women's knowledge and attitudes toward female genital mutilation and associated factors in Diguna Fango, a rural district in southern Ethiopia: a community-based mixed study

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Tamirat Beyene Gerete
Asresash Demissie
Enatfenta Sewmehone
Wubishet Gezimu

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1516925

2,458 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2025

“Vaccinating a child is upon the woman”: implications for improving uptake for the recently introduced second dose of measles-containing vaccine based on a rapid community assessment in Uganda

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Adelline Twimukye
Nessa Ryan
Flavia Vivian Najjuma
Yvette Wibabara
Judith Nanyondo
Shillah Nakato
Maria Sarah Nabaggala
Ciara Sugerman
Daniel Kadobera
Rita Atugonza

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1441242

2,482 views

Original Research

Published on 08 Apr 2025

Inequities and factors associated with gender and disability in NTD-endemic communities in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire: an intersectional approach to interventions

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Ginette Victoire Senami Gandigbe
Zinsou Franck Mignanwande
Yévèdo Borel Tossou
Karine Lucrèce Marie Codjo-Seignon
Sonagnon Inès Elvire Agbo
Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi
Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou
Fernand Aimé Guedou
Mark Nichter
Cristina Juan Jimenez

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1575082

1,738 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Apr 2025

Global, regional, and national burdens of PUD in women of reproductive age from 1992 to 2021: a trend analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Xiaofeng Wang
Song Yang
Shanzhi Zhao
Zhitao Yang
Enqiang Mao
Erzhen Chen
Ying Chen

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1529549

3,469 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Mar 2025

Monitoring sexual hormones in women going to high altitude—a pilot study

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Aijan Taalaibekova
Michelle Meyer
Stefanie Ulrich
Gulzada Mirzalieva
Maamed Mademilov
Mona Lichtblau
Cornelia Betschart
Talant M. Sooronbaev
Silvia Ulrich
Konrad E. Bloch

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1544832

2,488 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2025

Bias by gender: exploring gender-based differences in the endorsement of ADHD symptoms and impairment among adult patients

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Noemi M. Platania
Daniëlle E. J. Starreveld
Dora Wynchank
Aartjan T. F. Beekman
Sandra Kooij

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1549028

35,408 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Feb 2025

Behavioral delays in seeking care among post-acute myocardial infarction women: a qualitative study following percutaneous coronary intervention

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Vincenza Giordano
Caterina Mercuri
Silvio Simeone
Teresa Rea
Michele Virgolesi
Rita Nocerino
Vincenzo Bosco
Assunta Guillari

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1501237

3,432 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2025

Training of female health workers (FHWs) to enhance the advocacy and communication skills on COVID-19 vaccine and routine Immunization in District Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan in 2023—a report from the field

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Magid Al-Gunaid
Zakir Hussain
Leen Daoud
Khurram Akram

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1355781

1,763 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2024

The interaction of adverse childhood experiences, sex, and transgender identity as risk factors for depression: disparities in transgender adults

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Siva Balakrishnan
Wei Yang
Ann M. Weber

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1306065

2,835 views
1 citation

Systematic Review

Published on 20 Nov 2024

Gender disparity in health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Derara Girma Tufa
Habteyes Hailu Tola
Hiwot Dejene Dissassa
Leta Adugna Geleta
Erean Shigign Malka
Addisu Waleligne Tadesse
Feyiso Bati Wariso
Getahun Fetensa

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1471316

3,114 views

Systematic Review

Published on 11 Nov 2024

Sex discrepancies in cancer research: a systematic review of prospective and retrospective investigations in lung, melanoma, and colorectal cancers

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Maria Díaz Rosario
Camille A. Vélez-Morell
Daniela V. Martinez

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1445139

2,339 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2024

What factors influence women's empowerment in Ethiopia? A multilevel analysis of Ethiopia's demographic and health survey data

in Sex and Gender Differences in Disease

Endalkachew Dellie
Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh
Melak Jejaw
Kaleb Assegid Demissie
Mihret Getnet
Tadele Biresaw Belachew
Getachew Teshale
Banchlay Addis
Demiss Mulatu Geberu
Lake Yazachew

Frontiers in Global Women's Health

doi 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1463157

4,043 views
1 citation

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Building a Foundation to Promote Women's Health Research in Dubai. Study Protocol for a Project to Investigate the Feasibility of Establishing a Dedicated Women's Health Biobank

Socioeconomic inequality of low sexual autonomy among reproductive-age women in four selected Sub-Saharan African countries: A decomposition analysis by using Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA) data

Burden of gastroesophageal reflux disease among women of childbearing age, with projections to 2050: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study 2021

Case Report: Ischemic stroke in a young transgender woman due to unsupervised estrogen therapy

Sex differences in clinical risk factors for Alzheimer's dementia patients with early-onset and late-onset

Global impact of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL): trends, gender disparities, and future projections: 1990–2036

When gender matters: inequalities in health services utilization and risk factors monitoring after acute myocardial infarction

Global, regional and national burden of inflammatory bowel disease in females from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021

Association between dietary carotenoid intakes and the risk of heart failure in males and females: a cross-sectional study of NHANES, 2009–2018

Through a gender lens: a scoping review of gendered experiences of AMR causes, burden and workforce in Nigeria

APOE4 and chronic health risk factors are associated with sex-specific preclinical Alzheimer’s disease neuroimaging biomarkers

Gender differences in pre-surgical hip arthroplasty patients

Women's knowledge and attitudes toward female genital mutilation and associated factors in Diguna Fango, a rural district in southern Ethiopia: a community-based mixed study

“Vaccinating a child is upon the woman”: implications for improving uptake for the recently introduced second dose of measles-containing vaccine based on a rapid community assessment in Uganda

Inequities and factors associated with gender and disability in NTD-endemic communities in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire: an intersectional approach to interventions

Global, regional, and national burdens of PUD in women of reproductive age from 1992 to 2021: a trend analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021

Monitoring sexual hormones in women going to high altitude—a pilot study

Bias by gender: exploring gender-based differences in the endorsement of ADHD symptoms and impairment among adult patients

Behavioral delays in seeking care among post-acute myocardial infarction women: a qualitative study following percutaneous coronary intervention

Training of female health workers (FHWs) to enhance the advocacy and communication skills on COVID-19 vaccine and routine Immunization in District Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan in 2023—a report from the field

The interaction of adverse childhood experiences, sex, and transgender identity as risk factors for depression: disparities in transgender adults

Gender disparity in health-related quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sex discrepancies in cancer research: a systematic review of prospective and retrospective investigations in lung, melanoma, and colorectal cancers

What factors influence women's empowerment in Ethiopia? A multilevel analysis of Ethiopia's demographic and health survey data