Men’s health needs assessment in the Toledo District of Southern Belize
John Rovers, Matthew Nicasio · 2025
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John Rovers and Matthew Nicasio assess men's health needs in the Toledo District of southern Belize, the country's poorest region. Belizean men face among the highest risks of heart disease and diabetes death in the Americas. Yet national data is rarely broken down by sex or district. The study mixed interviews with epidemiological statistics.
Fifty-seven interviews across nine villages yielded four themes. Men have poor health literacy. They have reasonable access to services but do not use them. They cannot articulate their health priorities clearly, and they process risk badly. Diabetes and hypertension burdens are rising. The authors call for better training of community health workers and direct health education for men.
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| CREATOR | John Rovers, Matthew Nicasio |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |