Carework and caring: A path to gender equitable practices among men in South Africa?

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Morrell, Robert ^a   Jewkes, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Care; gender equality; HIV prevention; Masculinity; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MALE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; VULNERABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARE AND CARING; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MASCULINITY; MOTIVATION; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL WORK; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79955686996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-10-17     Document Type: Article

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