Masculinity and HIV: Dimensions of masculine norms that contribute to men's HIV-related sexual behaviors

PJ Fleming, RJ DiClemente, C Barrington - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
Numerous studies have documented a relationship between masculine norms and men's
HIV-related sexual behaviors, but intervening upon this relationship requires a nuanced …

Current trends in the study of gender norms and health behaviors

PJ Fleming, C Agnew-Brune - Current opinion in psychology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Gender norms play an important role in men and women's health
behaviors.•Research on gender norms is most developed in studies of sexual …

Risk factors for men's lifetime perpetration of physical violence against intimate partners: results from the international men and gender equality survey (IMAGES) in …

PJ Fleming, J McCleary-Sills, M Morton, R Levtov… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
This paper examines men's lifetime physical intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration
across eight low-and middle-income countries to better understand key risk factors that …

Pathways to gender-equitable men: Findings from the international men and gender equality survey in eight countries

RG Levtov, G Barker, M Contreras-Urbina… - Men and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Efforts to promote gender equality have recognized the importance of involving men and
boys. Yet, in general, we have done little in terms of large-scale research in the Global South …

Structural determinants of gender inequality: why they matter for adolescent girls' sexual and reproductive health

AS George, A Amin, CM de Abreu Lopes… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Structural determinants of gender inequality: why they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and
reproductive health Page 1 the bmj | BMJ 2020;368:l6985 | doi: 10.1136/bmj.l6985 19 …

Community mobilization to modify harmful gender norms and reduce HIV risk: results from a community cluster randomized trial in South Africa

A Pettifor, SA Lippman, A Gottert… - African Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Community mobilization (CM) is increasingly recognized as critical to
generating changes in social norms and behaviours needed to achieve reductions in HIV …

“It is always better for a man to know his HIV status”–A qualitative study exploring the context, barriers and facilitators of HIV testing among men in Nairobi, Kenya

J Okal, D Lango, J Matheka, F Obare… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
HIV testing services are an important component of HIV program and provide an entry point
for clinical care for persons newly diagnosed with HIV. Although uptake of HIV testing has …

Gender norms, gender role conflict/stress and HIV risk behaviors among men in Mpumalanga, South Africa

A Gottert, C Barrington, HL McNaughton-Reyes… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Men's gender role conflict and stress (GRC/S), the psychological strain they experience
around fulfilling expectations of themselves as men, has been largely unexplored in HIV …

Sexual communication self-efficacy, hegemonic masculine norms and condom use among heterosexual couples in South Africa

A Leddy, D Chakravarty, S Dladla, G de Bruyn… - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Hegemonic masculine norms (HMN), which promote sexual risk-taking among males and
the subordination of women, are believed to play a key role in the HIV epidemic among …

Evaluation of a male engagement intervention to transform gender norms and improve family planning and HIV service uptake in Kabale, Uganda

E Ghanotakis, T Hoke, R Wilcher, S Field… - Global Public …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Men's limited understanding of family planning (FP) and harmful cultural gender norms pose
obstacles to women's FP use. Thirty-two model men called 'Emanzis' were recruited from the …