Professional Nurses’ Views and Experiences of Poor Health-Seeking Behavior Among Men in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Lazarros Chavalala, Rachel Tsakani Lebese, Lufuno Makhado, Susan Ka Yee Chow · 2024
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Lazarros Chavalala, Rachel Tsakani Lebese, and Lufuno Makhado interview nurses about why men in a South African province avoid health care, in a study from twenty twenty-four. Men's reluctance to seek care tracks with worse outcomes and shorter lives, and norms of masculinity are suspected drivers. Fourteen professional nurses spoke in semi-structured interviews.
Nurses pointed to self-medication, distrust of Western medicine, and reliance on traditional healers. Men, they said, tend to seek care only when illness turns severe, feel uncomfortable with female nurses, and prize respectful treatment. Cultural norms remain a barrier, especially around intimate examinations by female clinicians. The authors call for services that take those norms seriously.
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| CREATOR | Lazarros Chavalala, Rachel Tsakani Lebese, Lufuno Makhado, Susan Ka Yee Chow |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |