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Creating Digital Health Technology for Gender Equity: A Capabilities Approach

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Abstract

This article examines the role digital health technology plays in the perpetuation of gender inequity in health and presents a capability-sensitive design approach to actively promote health equity in digital health technology design. The article shows how a capability-sensitive design approach, with its central focus on human diversity and conversion factors, can assist health technology designers in creating digital health that serves people equally and thereby fosters equity and social justice in health.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberphaf012
JournalPublic Health Ethics
Volume18
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

  • UT-Hybrid-D
  • lung epithelial cells
  • pediatric and adult
  • SARS-CoV2
  • scRNA-seq
  • air-liquid interface

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