The interplay of hegemonic masculinity and health literacy in the successful cardiovascular self-care among Pakistani immigrant men in Toronto: ethnographic case studies
Haseeb Syed
Abstract:<p>As a second-generation Canadian Pakistani man, I observed Pakistani men adapting their masculinity features in order to optimize their use of health information to improve their cardiovascular self-care behaviours. However, limited literature exists on the topic. Informed by Orem’s theory of self-care, the purpose of this was study was to understand how the interplay between hegemonic masculinity and health literacy unfolded in Pakistani immigrant men’s cardiovascular self-care. Three Pakistani men we… Show more
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