The COVID-19 ratio in Pakistan: A Gender Disparity

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak, which was first experienced in China and rapidly spread in 212 countries/regions of the world including Pakistan It affected both males and females, but the ratio of males is higher than females worldwide According to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination of Pakistan, the female ratio is much lower than male in Pakistan (3 6% vs 6 7%) The study mainly focused on the main reasons and possibilities that COVID-19 affected men more than women worldwide, especially in Pakistan The biological, social, professional, religious, and cultural aspects make a gender disparity in the COVID-19 ratio in Pakistan