Masculinities and risk social factors for health: a national portrait
The purpose of this article is to analyze the social factors that influence the health of Portuguese men, namely the behaviors that can be associated to the construction of masculinities. To satisfy this objective we will analyze some statistical indicators produced by official sources like INE or E...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa
2015-11-01
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| Series: | Saúde & Tecnologia |
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| Online Access: | https://web.estesl.ipl.pt/ojs/index.php/ST/article/view/404 |
| Summary: | The purpose of this article is to analyze the social factors that influence the health of Portuguese men, namely the behaviors that can be associated to the construction of masculinities. To satisfy this objective we will analyze some statistical indicators produced by official sources like INE or EUROSTAT. The model of masculinity that emerges from national indicators analysis is associated to behaviors and consumptions with a negative impact in Portuguese men health and life expectancy. In this article we highlight some of these behaviors: biggest rate of transport accidents; larger and early alcohol and tobacco consumption; more deaths associated to the consumption of drugs; more auto provoked deaths; bigger AIDS incidence; more occupational accidents. |
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| ISSN: | 1646-9704 |