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SynthesisHealth promotion international2024

The socio-ecological determinants of help-seeking practices and healthcare access among young men: a systematic review.

Robert Palmer, Ben J Smith, James Kite, Philayrath Phongsavan

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Health promotion international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Robert PalmerPrevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Johns Hopkins Dr, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8855-9022
Ben J SmithPrevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Johns Hopkins Dr, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
James KitePrevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Johns Hopkins Dr, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
Philayrath PhongsavanPrevention Research Collaboration, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Johns Hopkins Dr, Camperdown, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
The University of Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Delayed engagement with health services is a key contributor to poorer health outcomes experienced by men. Patterns of health service usage which reduce the opportunity for disease prevention and health promotion appear to be especially prominent amongst young men. To identify the multiple and intersecting determinants of young men's help-seeking practices and health services usage, this review uses the social ecological model (SEM) to guide a critical synthesis of the literature on barriers and facilitators experienced by young men in accessing health services. A systematic review was conducted across five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsychINFO, CINAHL and Scopus). Included studies presented primary data regarding young men's (12-24 years) barriers and/or facilitators to seeking and accessing health care. Thirty-one studies (24 qualitative and 7 quantitative) underwent data extraction, quality appraisal and thematic analysis under the guiding framework of the SEM. Seven key themes were constructed, encapsulating the perceived barriers and facilitators to help-seeking and accessing health care experienced by young men, including masculine attitudes, health literacy, social pressure, service accessibility, economic factors, service characteristics and cultural attitudes. These findings highlight the complex interplay between the individual, interpersonal, organizational and societal factors impacting young men's healthcare engagement. They also illuminate avenues for multifaceted, context-specific interventions to enhance healthcare accessibility for this group, including addressing health literacy gaps, providing culturally sensitive care and reducing cost barriers.

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Health Services AccessibilityHelp-Seeking BehaviorAdolescentHealth LiteracyHumansMalePatient Acceptance of Health CareYoung Adultbarriers and facilitatorshealthcare accesshelp-seeking behavioursocial ecological modelyoung men

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PMID38513244
PMCPMC10957130
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