MASCULINITY, ILL HEALTH, HEALTH HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE OF DIABETIC MALE PATIENTS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM BRUNEI DARUSSALAM

• Main Authors: Deeni Rudita Idris (Author), Nur Shazwana Hassan (Author), Norashikin Sofian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Belitung Raya Foundation, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Literature revealed that men tends to use healthcare services much lesser and visit much later, resulting in poor health outcomes. This is often regarded as a way of exhibiting masculinity. In Brunei, there is an increasing number of mortality resulting from the complication of diabetes...