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Profile of Men’s health in Malaysia: Problems and Challenges

Profile of Men’s health in Malaysia: Problems and Challenges

 

This article summarizes the findings from an epidemiological review of the following surveys/studies: Malaysian National and Health Morbidity study (2006), the Malaysian Department of Statistics, the 2004 Malaysian Burden of Disease and Injury Study, and the World Health Statistics report for 2009 in relation to men.

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This article summarises the findings from an epidemiological review of the following surveys/studies: Malaysian National and Health Morbidity study (2006), the Malaysian Department of Statistics, the 2004 Malaysian Burden of Disease and Injury Study, and the World Health Statistics report for 2009 in relation to men. It builds on previous work and discussions in Malaysia (since 2002) and more widely about the big differences between men and women in mortality and morbidity.

Gender Responsiveness Assessment Scale (GRAS) and the elements of good practice for gender mainstreaming (GM) used

Gender-sensitive to specific. The findings for the report are largely descriptive in terms of rates among men, sometimes compared to women. It addresses a gap in knowledge about men’s health in the Malaysian context and provides specific epidemiological data. In addition, the report also contributes to addressing a gap in knowledge about men’s health in relation to a different cultural context and in a multi-ethnic society. For example, a lot of the evidence reports to date have been from largely European and or Anglophone countries. Importantly the discussion includes ananalysis of men’s behaviours within the context on masculinity and calls for greater engagement of men in designing more gender-sensitive health services. Importantly it has been used to inform development of the Malaysia National Men’s Health Plan of Action 2018-2023 (See relevant page for details)

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Challenges

 

Potentially – the focus on adult males rather than boys is a missed opportunity in looking at gender across the lifecourse. It also does not have a strong focus on differences among adult males.

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Undertaking an evidence review of men’s health using a gender-lens and have a similar (socioeconomic and cultural) context for action on gender and health.The authors note while the findings mirror those for men’s health globally it is important to have evidence specific to the Malay context, particularly given Malaysia is a multi-ethnic society.

 

Study available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21358664

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