Aantjes Carolien J, Govender Kaymarlin
Health Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Int J Sex Health. 2024 Jul 8;36(4):464-483. doi: 10.1080/19317611.2024.2353624. eCollection 2024.
There has been growing recognition of the need to address the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of men and boys, including a need for more explicit guidance in domestic health policy and plans. This paper reports on a policy analysis, covering five East and Southern African countries, and discusses the extent and ways in which male clinical and non-clinical needs, and their roles in SRH are currently being reflected. It draws attention to the policy discourse, trends, and gaps in including men in the region as clients, partners and change agents to inform a way forward.
人们越来越认识到有必要满足男性和男孩的性健康和生殖健康需求,包括在国内卫生政策和计划中需要更明确的指导。本文报告了一项涵盖五个东非和南部非洲国家的政策分析,并讨论了男性临床和非临床需求及其在性健康和生殖健康中的作用目前得到体现的程度和方式。它提请注意在将该地区男性纳入作为服务对象、合作伙伴和变革推动者方面的政策讨论、趋势和差距,以为未来指明方向。