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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Men’s Health"”.
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To be [healthy] or not to be: Moderated moderation of the relationships between masculinity, future orientation, SES, and men’s health
Research suggests a gender paradox in health; men tend to have higher SES than women, which has a robust influence on health, but engage in less healthful behaviors. Research posits that countervailing mechanisms, such as masculinity, lead men to not use health resources to maintain or enhance …
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Novel strategies for improving men’s mental health through physical activity programs
Men’s mental health promotion presents unique challenges and opportunities that demand novel approaches to prevention, treatment, and management. Generic health promotion programs have failed to engage and retain men in healthy behaviour change. Tailored approaches are needed that consider and …
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A study on the effect of fulfilling hegemonic masculine norms on men's health across regions
… study is to investigate the effect that fulfillment of traditional masculine gender norms has on men’s health (self-rated health) across different regions of the world. Regions include Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and English speaking countries …
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A SEMIOTIC APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF BODYBUILDING: THE IMPORTANCE OF MALE BODY IMAGE AND ITS INDICATIONS OF MASCULINITY IN CONTEMPORARY WESTERN SOCIETY
… types of media discourse (magazines, such as Men’s Health and Muscle and Fitness, and various types of advertisements), which highlight the ideals being disseminated. Furthermore, a study is presented of the dialogue about masculinity and the increasingly pervasive and frequently unrealistic …
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Contenidos mediáticos en función del género: de la prensa segregada a los canales de televisión especializados
… un diálogo, establecer una relación entre los mensajes emitidos por la prensa segregada en función del género (las revistas Woman o Men’s Health) y los nuevos canales de televisión especializados (Nova o Energy). Para ello, acudimos a los propios medios, tanto escritos como audiovisuales, …
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Intervention strategies to promote health-seeking behaviour among men in rural villages of selected Districts in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Background: In many societies, few men utilise the available health care service and those who seek care are likely to discontinue care before completing treatment. Men’s utilisation of health services remains low and tests for Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have even lower number, compared to …
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Ethnicity Matters: Implications for Understanding and Acting upon Disparities in Health Affecting Black Men in the United States
… cardiovascular disease, and HIV/AIDS. Black men have a life expectancy approximately 4.7 years than the life expectancy of non-Hispanic white men, due in part to higher prevalence of chronic disease among black men. Many factors are hypothesized to contribute to disparities in health between …
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Beyond masculinity : a qualitative study of men’s help seeking and health service use in South Australia.
Men's help seeking practices and patterns of health service use are significant public health issues in the Western world. However, until recently, there has been little empirical research, particularly qualitative studies, examining how and why men seek help and use health services. In Australia …
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Brother, Help Thyself: The Construction of a Gay and Bisexual Men's Health Movement before HIV/AIDS
This project traces the formation and development of a gay and bisexual men’s health movement before HIV/AIDS (1981-1996). The project is an effort to consider the lives and contributions of gay and bisexual men between the Second World War and the HIV/AIDS period. The creation and management of …
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Development of a participatory arts intervention to promote mental health and wellbeing among men ‘at risk’ of suicide
Introduction: <br/>Male mental health is a growing public health concern. The male suicide rate is three times higher than the female rate in Northern Ireland. Men living in areas of high social disadvantage in Northern Ireland are considered a particularly vulnerable group to suicide. Men are …
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Men who Care: men’s motivations in taking up positions in community mobilisation organizations in Gugulethu to improve the public healthcare system
Many men in South Africa (SA) want to participate in improving their community. Having lived in the community, they are more attuned to the immediate needs of the community - and male members of the community’s needs in particular - compared to NGOs or external support systems that may try do …
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The Everyday Lives of Men: An Ethnographic Investigation of Young Adult Male Identity
… social debate in recent times surrounding men’s identities, men’s health and wellbeing, and men’s place within contemporary western society. The purpose of this thesis was to contribute to new knowledge of these issues through an ethnographic exploration of two small sub-cultures of young …
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Masculinities, generations and health: Men's sexual health in Bangladesh
Together, men, masculinities and health comprise an emerging area of research, activism and policy debate. International research on men’s health demonstrates how men’s enactment of masculinity may be linked to their sexual health risk. However, little research to date has explored men’s enactment …
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Shifting Masculinities Amongst Men Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: A Multi-Method Phenomenological Inquiry
… both clinically and socially as a threat to men’s health, breast cancer in men continues to be a critical health issue, with complex ramifications for those affected. Research exploring men’s breast cancer experiences and their lives beyond the diagnosis remain limited. Hence, this inquiry …
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The health of Irish-descended Catholics in Glasgow: a qualitative study of the links between health risk and religious and ethnic identities
… qualitative data which may help explain the health disadvantage found in quantitative studies among many generations of Irish people in Britain. It examines the ways in which social factors linked to recognised health risks relate to Catholic versus Protestant identity and Irish versus …
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Significados de masculinidades e cuidado à saúde para homens adolescentes/jovens em processo de formação profissional
… culturais de gênero e masculinidades são elementos de grande influência nos padrões de comportamento de homens e nos significados que estes elaboram sobre o masculino. Nas relações cotidianas relacionam-se a diversas dimensões, entre elas a saúde. Assim, dependendo de como os homens entendem …
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Exploring male disordered eating: a hermeneutic study of men’s relationships with food, body and self
Disordered eating in men is said to be uncommon with men forming less than ten per cent of reported cases. Yet it has been suggested that the number of males with eating disorders is beginning to increase, affecting more men than ever before. This presents problems for healthcare services that have …