Addressing masculinity and men’s health to advance universal health and gender equality
dc.contributor.author | Etienne, Carissa F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018 | |
dc.date.available | 2018 | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Etienne CF. Addressing masculinity and men’s health to advance universal health and gender equality Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2018;42:e196. https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.196 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1680 5348 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/49698 | |
dc.description.abstract | Men’s health as an issue warranting specific attention has begun to attract more notice as growing evidence emerges of differential epidemiological trends between men and women (1), particularly with respect to men’s premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and morbidity linked to poor health-seeking behaviors, mental health and violence, including homicide and injuries. In almost every country of the world, men are more likely than women to die before age 70 (2–4), and data from the World Health Organization (WHO) (5) suggest that approximately 52% of all NCD deaths worldwide occurred among men. Across the life course, mortality is higher in men than in women, and overall life expectancy for men is universally shorter. Compared with women, men have a mortality rate 4 times greater due to external causes and a 7 times greater risk of dying from homicide. The probability of men dying from cardiac ischemic diseases is 75% higher compared with women. Furthermore, 36% of deaths in men are preventable, compared with 19% in women. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Rev Panam Salud Publica;42, dic. 2018 | es_ES |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/ | * |
dc.subject | Men's Health | en_US |
dc.subject | Noncommunicable Diseases | en_US |
dc.subject | Mental Health | en_US |
dc.subject | Tobacco Use | en_US |
dc.subject | Alcohol Drinking | en_US |
dc.title | Addressing masculinity and men’s health to advance universal health and gender equality | en_US |
dc.type | Journal articles | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Pan American Health Organization | en_US |
paho.articletype | Editorials | en_US |
paho.isfeatured | 0 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2018.196 | |
paho.source.centercode | US1.1 | en_US |
paho.subject | Cat 2. Noncommunicable Diseases and Risk Factors | en_US |
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