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Health-Seeking Behavior and Meeting the Needs of the Most Vulnerable Men

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Men seek and ask for help in many different ways compared to women when it comes to their health. It has been well documented that men are less likely to have a usual source of healthcare and are less likely to utilize healthcare services, even when they have access to these services. For minority men (African American, Hispanic, and Latino), these healthcare-seeking behaviors are worse and are often structured by socioeconomic factors, which increases their risk for morbidity and mortality from preventable diseases. Men who are missing from healthcare settings may avoid these settings because they do not acknowledge their risk for chronic diseases, may experience challenges with navigating through healthcare settings (e.g., making appointments, transportation issues), or have difficulties with establishing trusting relationships with their providers. For minority men, their engagement with healthcare settings may be further diminished as a result of experiences of discrimination within these settings. Men who are engaged, have trusting relationships, and feel confident about managing their health are more likely to be adherent to treatment plans and exhibit positive health behaviors and health outcomes. To improve men’s healthcare-seeking behaviors, researchers, practitioners, and clinicians will need to consider individual, economic, and social determinants of men’s healthcare-seeking behaviors and relevant barriers toward improvement.

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Gilbert, K.L., Elder, K., Thorpe, R.J. (2016). Health-Seeking Behavior and Meeting the Needs of the Most Vulnerable Men. In: Heidelbaugh, J. (eds) Men's Health in Primary Care. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26091-4_3

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