The cost of being a man: Social and health consequences of Igbo masculinity

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 219-234

  Odimegwu, Clifford ^a   Pallikadavath, Saseendran ^b   Adedini, Sunday ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; culture; health; masculinity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872386955     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2012.747700     Document Type: Article

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