Table 10: Intersectional gender analysis matrix for infectious diseases of poverty. Extracted from (1).
Infectious diseases of poverty domains Biological and social stratifies Gender relations domains
Sex Age Race/ethnicity Income Disability Access to resources Distribution of labour and roles Norms and values Decision-making power
Vulnerability to disease/illness x x x x x

Women care for sick family members.

Women wash clothes outdoors.

Boy permitted to swim in infected bodies of water
Ability to prevent exposure x x Women lack knowledge of how to prevent exposure. Men unable to reach health facilities during opening hours due to employment. Men decide whether to buy bed nets.
Response to illness x x Women lack access to financial resources to access health facilities