Another possible reason is that while women often use umbrellas during summer, men are more likely to wear wide-brimmed hats to protect against the sun, he said. Only about one in every 20 men on the street uses an umbrella, Chu said, citing his personal observations. Among the patients, there were 2.65 times as many men as there were women, the data showed. Data from 2016 to last year also showed that about three to four times as many men were sent to the emergency department for heat injuries than women from May to October. HPA Community Health Division head Lo Su-ying (羅素英) urged men not to be shy about using an umbrella when going outside.

Source: Taipei Times July 13, 2020 15:56 UTC