Table 2.

Step 2 of the analysis

a. The questions about how gender theories were used in scientific papers
	Yes	No
1. Does the paper introduce gender theories in order to test hypotheses?
2. Does the paper integrate gender theories in various parts?
3. Does the paper develop gender concept and models?
4 Does the paper interpret empirical findings from gender theories?
5 Does the paper use gender theories in order to explain health problems
6 Does the paper use the health problem in order to illustrate that the theory is valid/ the implications of the theory
7 Do the authors use/ integrate gender theories in traditional gender blind theories?
8 Do they use gender theory to criticise other feminist theories?
Other ways of using the gender theories: HOW?
Other reflections of the use of gender theories in the paper?
b. Strategies reformulated from the questions above
Gender theories were used to:  1. to test hypotheses  2. integrated in various parts of the paper  3. to develop gender concept and models  4. to interpret empirical findings  5. to understand health problems  6. to illustrate the validity of theories with health status as example 7. integrated in traditional gender blind theories  8. to criticise other feminist theories