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Male engagement in women's microbicide use in Kenya: Navigating gender norms

Health Care for Women International, 2017
The success of women's microbicide use for HIV/AIDS prevention may hinge on health programs' ability to engage men to support it. In this qualitative study in Kenya, most women did not or would not tell their partners prior to initiating use, and/or would use despite their objections.
Sidney Ruth, Schuler, Elizabeth, Bukusi
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Male Secondary-School Student Engagement Rates with School Counsellors, as Compared with Female Engagement Rates

Proceedings: Rangahau Horonuku Hou – New Research Landscapes, Unitec/MIT Research Symposium 2021, December 6 and 7, 2022
This article reports on a statistical investigation into the engagement rates of male secondary-school students with school counsellors in co-educational state secondary schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. The data analysis evidences a discrepancy between the engagement rates of male and female students, substantiating what has been known anecdotally ...
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Engaging out-of-school males in learning

2010
This ethnographic study examined how one adult education center engaged out-of school males (16-25 years old) in learning. Drawing from a learner-centered paradigm, the author reflected on her journey to the problem through her own school experience as well as her years with out-of-school youth in community settings.
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Psychometrics Of The Group Engagement Measure With Male Sex Offenders

Small Group Research, 2003
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Group Engagement Measure (GEM) with a purposive sample of 61 adult male sex offenders in long-term, open-ended treatment groups. The GEM was highly internally consistent with a low standard error of measurement.
Mark J. Macgowan, Jill S. Levenson
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Engaging African American Males in Community College

2018
This volume dedicated to the engagement of African American males in community colleges furthers the research agenda focused on improving the educational outcomes of African American males. The theme engagement also supports the anti-deficit approach to research on African American males developed by renowned research scholars.
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Attitudinal characteristics of males who have engaged in spouse abuse

Journal of Family Violence, 1986
Several of the attitudinal characteristics which are frequently attributed to abusive males were investigated in this study. Samples of male military personnel who had engaged in at least one serious episode of interspousal violence in the previous 6 months were administered measures of the following variables: (1) Attitudes toward self — The ...
Peter H. Neidig, Dale H. Friedman, Barbara S. Collins   +2 more
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Engaging African American and Latino Adolescent Males Through School-Based Health Centers

The Journal of School Nursing, 2014
African American and Latino males are less likely to seek mental health services and obtain adequate care than their White counterparts. They are more likely to receive mental health services in school-based health centers (SBHCs) than in other community-based setting.
Ranbir Mangat, Bains, Carolyn W, Franzen, Jesse, White-Frese'   +2 more
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CD177 on neutrophils engages stress-related behavioral changes in male mice

Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Persistent psychological stress can affect immune homeostasis and is a key factor in the development of depression. Many efforts are focused on the identifcation of pathways that link the immune system and mood disorders. Here, we found that psychological stress caused an increase in the frequency of brain-associated neutrophils and the level of ...
Ling, Meng, Mi, Zhou, Yunpeng, Wang, Yiming, Pan, Zheng, Chen, Bin, Wu, Yan, Zhao   +6 more
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A Fertility Study of Male Employees Engaged in the Manufacture of Glycerine

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1980
The fertility status of male employees engaged in the production of chlorinated three-carbon compounds at Dow Chemical Company's Texas Division was investigated. Males who had not worked in the production of industrial chemicals for at least five years prior to the study period served as controls. Data were obtained from a reproductive medical history,
J R, Venable, C D, McClimans, R E, Flake, D B, Dimick   +3 more
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Empowering African American Adolescent Males through Engaging Literacy Tasks

2014
African American adolescent males continue to attain the lowest literacy achievement among racial/ethnic groups. It is imperative that schools attend to the instructional needs of African American adolescent males to close the achievement gap in literacy. Educators must strive to infuse the interests and experiences of African American adolescent males
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