Ethnicity, livelihoods, masculinity, and health among luo men in the slums of nairobi, Kenya

Ethnicity and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 483-498

  Izugbara, Chimaraoke ^a,b,c,d   Ochako, Rhoune ^a   Egesa, Carolyne ^a   Tikkanen, Ronny ^b  

^a AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cultural beliefs; Kenya; Luo men; Masculinity; Poor health; Poverty; Slums

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; DATA; ETHNICITY; GENDER; POVERTY; RECOGNITION; RESEARCH;

KENYA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYMBOLISM; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; KENYA; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888308295     PISSN: 13557858     EISSN: 14653419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13557858.2013.771853     Document Type: Article

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