What do we know about men's help‐seeking and health service use?
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Men seek help and use health services less frequently than women do. Men's help-seeking practices and health service use are complex issues involving biological, psychological and sociological considerations. Most discussion on men's help-seeking positions them as reluctant consumers or "behaving badly" with respect to their health. Few studies have explored whether health service providers are equipped to deal with men's health issues appropriately. The current health system appears not to be tailored to meet the health needs of men. Better collaboration is required across disciplines, to further investigate men's health using both qualitative and quantitative research methods.
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It is increasingly recognised that in order to improve rates of help-seeking among men, public health interventions must address the underlying attitudes and norms held by men that predicate planned behaviour.
“It is increasingly recognised that in order to improve rates of help-seeking among men, public health interventions must address the underlying attitudes and norms held by men that predicate planned behaviour [3, 4].”
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- Authors
- Smith, J. A., Braunack‐Mayer, A., & Wittert, G.
- Affiliations
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Venue
- Medical Journal of Australia
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2006-01
- Volume
- 184
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 81-83
- ISSN
- 0025-729X (ISSN-L)
- 1326-5377
- OpenAlex
- W52213227
- Cited by
- 293
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- FWCI
- 25.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- The Medical Journal of Australia (publishedVersion)
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- Figshare (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Adelaide
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Male Reproductive Health Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Sex and Gender in Healthcare
- Keywords
- men's health, help-seeking, health care utilization, gender differences in health care, healthcare workers, interdisciplinary collaboration
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Health Services, Humans, Male, Men, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Social Change, Needs Assessment
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