Working “Upstream”
Why We Shouldn't Use Heterosexual Women as Health Promotion Change Agents in HIV-Prevention Interventions Aimed at Heterosexual Men
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15217319 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carly Drake (0000-0001-6855-9597, University of Calgary, corresponding author), Jacqueline Gahagan (0000-0001-6483-7916, Dalhousie University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1270-1289 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2015.1005305 |
| PMID | 25611811 |
| OpenAlex | W2022734519 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 39 |
The use of cognitive-behavioral interventions that aim to improve men's health-seeking behaviors via women-a trend that grows increasingly troublesome as gender inequality persists-cannot address the deep-seated social, economic, and political inequalities contributing to the spread of HIV/AIDS, such as sexism and poverty. Such methods often rely on generalizations about men and women and regard female empowerment as a key goal, despite employing shaky definitions of the concept. Here we use the principles of health promotion, particularly determinants of health, to reflect upon and critique current interventions and present alternative programming models that engage both men and women in changing men's health-seeking behaviors and working "upstream" rather than "downstream" of the epidemic
Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Environmental health · Health promotion · Inequality · Population · Poverty · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Reproductive health · Upstream (networking · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
Gender and Aids
The Past, Present, and Future of HIV Prevention
Key Determinants of the Health and Well-Being of Men and Boys
Men, Feminism, and Men's Contradictory Experiences of Power
Gender and health promotion
Integrated health promotion strategies
‘Men are leavers alone and women are worriers’
Barriers to gender-equitable HIV testing
Contraceptive decision-making in sexual relationships
Health behaviors and masculinity in Kenyan and U.S. male college students
An evaluation of the Health Behavior Inventory-20 (HBI-20) and its relationships to masculinity and attitudes towards seeking psychological help among college men
Low-income African American women's attempts to convince their main partner to use condoms
Economic Dependence and Unprotected Sex
On the Margin
Readings in the Sociology of Aids
Are HIV/Aids Prevention Interventions for Heterosexually Active Men in the United States Gender-Specific
HIV prevention
Rethinking Gender, Heterosexual Men, and Women's Vulnerability to HIV/Aids
The process of empowerment
Masculinity and perceived normative health behaviors as predictors of men's health behaviors
Constructions of masculinity and their influence on men's well-being
It's some kind of women's empowerment
The promises and limitations of female-initiated methods of HIV/STI protection
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2020 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |