Men's perceptions of masculinities and sexual health risks in Igboland, Nigeria

International Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-39

  Odimegwu, Clifford ^a   Okemgbo, Christian N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Department of Demography and Social Statistics   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health issues; Igbo; Masculinity; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; MASS MEDIUM; MIGRATION; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEXUAL HEALTH;

EID: 77649091119     PISSN: 15326306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3149/jmh.0701.21     Document Type: Article

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