Term: Gender

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2024-05-24

Definition:

Female or male as reported in the Manitoba Health [Insurance] registry. Gender is used in the analysis of data during research.

For a more current definition of gender from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), please read the Sex and Gender Related Data in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository concept.

Related concepts 

• Sex and Gender Related Data in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository

Related terms 

• Indicators of Differential Utilization
• Manitoba Health Insurance Registry (MHIR) Data

References 

• Kozyrskyj A, Lix L, Dahl M, Soodeen R. High-cost Users of Pharmaceuticals: Who are They? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Martens PJ, Sanderson D, Jebamani LS. Mortality comparisons of First Nations to all other Manitobans: a provincial population-based look at health inequalities by region and gender. Can J Public Health 2005;96 Suppl 1(1 Suppl):S33-S38. [Abstract] (View)
• Martens PJ, Bond R, Jebamani L, Burchill C, Roos NP, Derksen S, Beaulieu M, Steinbach C, MacWilliam L, Walld R, Dik N, Sanderson D, Health Information and Research Committee AoMC, Tanner-Spence M, Leader A, Elias B, O'Neil J. The Health and Health Care Use of Registered First Nations People Living in Manitoba: A Population-Based Study. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2002. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)