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{"title":"Exploration of experiences and attitudes associated with lung health promotion among Black males with a history of smoking.","authors":"Alicia K Matthews, Suchanart Inwanna, Dami Oyaluade, Alexis Chappel, Jennifer Akufo, Sage J Kim, Rohan Jeremiah","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2024.005","DOIUrl":"10.22514/jomh.2024.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To examine knowledge and attitudes about lung health promotion (smoking cessation and lung cancer screening) among Black male smokers in a large Midwestern city in the United States. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 25 study participants. Each interview lasted approximately 45 minutes. Participants also completed a brief (5-10 minutes) survey measuring demographic characteristics, smoking experiences and knowledge and attitudes about lung health promotion activities. Descriptive statistics were used for quantitative data, and deductive thematic analysis for qualitative data analysis. The mean age of study participants was 57.5 years. Eighty-four percent of participants were current smokers, with the majority being daily smokers. Perceived risk for lung cancer was mixed, with 56% of participants endorsing that they considered themselves to be at high or moderate risk and the remaining 44% at low or no risk for lung cancer. Forty percent of participants reported having had a test to check their lungs for cancer. Participants were aware of the health risks associated with smoking but reported limited assistance from providers regarding the receipt of smoking cessation treatments. Awareness of lung cancer screening was limited, but participants expressed openness to screening; however, barriers were anticipated, including costs, fear and a reduced willingness to be screened in the absence of symptoms. Study participants reported limited experiences with lung health promotion activities. Knowledge about the facilitators and barriers can be used to develop health promotion interventions targeting smoking cessation and lung cancer screening.</p>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"20 1","pages":"20-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11340808/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142057234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Patient education services and the organizational factors affecting them at teaching hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS), 2008","authors":"Ali Vafaee-Najar ,&nbsp;Hossein Ebrahimipour ,&nbsp;Mohammad-Reza Shidfar ,&nbsp;Reza Khani-Jazani","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Presenting educational and communicational programs for patients is considered to be one of the most significant executive roles of hospitals. Studying the status of patients’ training services, identifying the barriers, and the organizational factors that affect these in the hospitals affiliated to the Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) was the aim of this study.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The participants were 441 patients, 200 physicians, 185 nurses, and 70 supervisors as well as the managers of the MUMS hospitals during the year 2008. Data were gathered using questionnaires and interviews. SPSS software (version 2), and ANOVA were used to analyze the data.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Only 42% of patients received the necessary training and 94% of them were not satisfied with the amount of training received (which was less than 5<!--> <!-->min in 83.3% of cases) or with the content (i.e. mainly related to the method of treating the disease). Of the physicians, 79.4% considered lack of time to be the most important barrier to patient’ training and 72% of the hospital managers ruled out the possibility of role play training by nurses under current conditions.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Underestimating the role of nurses in patient education by the patients themselves and barriers such as high workload, lack of suitable space, lack of appropriate educational materials, and lack of emphasis by managers, were the most influential factors in terms of patient training. Therefore, reviewing the job description for staff, developing retraining programs for medical staff, boosting educational facilities and encouraging the provision of patient training as part of current hospital services could have an influence on promoting staff capability in the patient education process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 230-237"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.04.004","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“No jobs, more crime. More jobs, less crime”: structural factors affecting the health of Latino men in Detroit","authors":"William D. Lopez MPH ,&nbsp;Louis F. Graham DrPH, MPH ,&nbsp;Caitlin Reardon BA ,&nbsp;Armando Matiz Reyes DDS ,&nbsp;Angela Reyes MPH ,&nbsp;Mark Padilla PhD, MPH","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Latinos comprise 14% of the United States (U.S.) population, and approximately 75% of Latinos in the U.S. are immigrants or children of immigrants. Urban Latino men face a distinct set of structural barriers that may influence their health and well-being. The collapse of the automobile industry in Detroit, Michigan, contributed to increased rates of racially stratified unemployment.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Through semi-structured interviews and ethnography, we present a case study of nine Latino men who face decreasing opportunities for formal employment and navigate the constant threat of violence and deportation in the face of Detroit's rapid deindustrialization.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>In light of scarce work opportunities, participants sought income from the informal labor sector. This work was often illegal or dangerous, such as drug dealing, and perpetuated a cycle of violence. The threat of violence and deportation limited mobility and contact with authorities, especially among undocumented participants.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>In order to promote the health of urban Latino men, a careful consideration of the structural factors that shape their lives is essential. Interventions should work to leverage an extensive skill set and drive to work into meaningful formal employment, and consider the overarching effects of documentation on social mobility.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 255-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.03.007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of castration on the expression of aquaporins and apoptosis in the ventral prostate","authors":"Seung-Il Jung MD, PhD ,&nbsp;Hyun-Suk Lee MS ,&nbsp;Hyung-Seok Kim MD, PhD ,&nbsp;Kyuyoun Ahn MD, PhD ,&nbsp;Kwangsung Park MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.03.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.03.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Aquaporins<span> (AQPs) are transmembrane proteins that play a major role in the regulation of membrane water permeability. The purpose of this study was to determine the expression and localization of AQPs in the ventral prostate (VP) and to predict a possible role for AQPs in apoptotic rat VP, as there has been little research on the expression of AQPs in rat prostate.</span></p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>Male Sprague–Dawley rats were divided into two groups: a control group and a castration group. The expression and cellular localization of AQPs 1–9 in the VP were determined using immunochemistry<span> and Western blot analysis, respectively. </span></span>Apoptosis of the VP was determined using Western blot analysis of Bax and Bcl-2 proteins.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Among the AQPs, AQP1 and 9 were expressed in rat VP. AQP9 expression was localized on the epithelial cell membranes in the intermediate region, which has a secretary function. The expression of AQP1 was not changed after castration; however, the expression of AQP9 was significantly decreased. Apoptosis of the epithelium developed on day 1 after castration and reached a maximum on day 3. At that time, the expression of AQP9 was highly preserved.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In rat VP, only AQP9 was expressed on the epithelial cell membrane in the intermediate region, which has a secretary function, implying that AQP9 may play a role in secretory processes. The apoptotic process and AQP9 expression was correlated, so further study of the role of AQPs in castration-induced apoptotic and transition processes will be required.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 238-244"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.03.015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Detection and analysis of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in seminal plasma","authors":"Jiu-wei Du ,&nbsp;Ke-yi Xu ,&nbsp;Li-yi Fang ,&nbsp;Xin-Lan Qi","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The aim of this study was to explore the association between semen parameters and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in human seminal plasma samples.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p><span>Conventional semen analysis was performed on semen samples (</span><em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <span>64). MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression in seminal plasma was determined using gelatin zymography.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Compared to semen samples with a normal sperm count, semen samples with a low sperm count (≤ 19<!--> <!-->×<!--> <!-->10⁶/ml) showed reduced sperm viability, a reduced percentage of Grade A sperm, a reduced percentage of morphologically-normal sperm, and lower proMMP-9 and MMP-9 but higher proMMP-2 and MMP-2 levels (<em>P</em> <!-->&lt;<!--> <!-->0.05). There were correlations between MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression and the percentage of Grade A sperm and morphologically-normal sperm (<em>P</em> <!-->&lt;<!--> <!-->0.05).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>MMP-2 and MMP-9 are both present in human semen, and low-concentration semen samples have increased MMP-2 and decreased MMP-9. We also observed relationships between MMP-2, MMP-9 and seminal parameters.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 216-219"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.07.002","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editor's Comments","authors":"Ajay Nehra MD (Editor-in-Chief of jmh)","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.10.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Page 206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.10.001","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136550926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Masturbation as a compensation for partnered-sex among enforced male bachelors in rural China – findings from a survey conducted in the context of a deficit of females","authors":"Xueyan Yang PhD ,&nbsp;Isabelle Attané PhD ,&nbsp;Shuzhuo Li PhD ,&nbsp;Qunlin Zhang MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Due to the change in sex ratio at birth over the past decades, China has been facing a growing female deficit that has led to a “male marriage squeeze”. In China, bachelorhood implies that sexual needs may barely be met through sexual intercourse with a regular partner.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Using data from a survey conducted in JC District, Anhui, in August 2008, the present study adopted descriptive, stepped binary logistic and linear regression methods to analyze masturbation behaviors among enforced male bachelors in rural China in comparison to married men of the same age.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The prevalence of sexual intercourse among enforced male bachelors was significantly lower than that among married men. Also, while the prevalence of masturbation did not vary much by marital status, its frequency (number of times the respondent masturbated) was significantly higher among unmarried than married men. Compared to the married men, the ennforced male bachelors with more acceptable attitudes toward masturbation were more likely to masturbate and to masturbate more often.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>In the context of a male marriage squeeze, for those enforced male bachelors who hold acceptable attitudes toward masturbation, it truly acts as a compensation for partnered sexual intercourse, even if the frequency of masturbation remains rather low on average.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 220-229"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.02.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625439","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determinants of medical student attitudes to a learning communication skills teaching program","authors":"Md. Anayet Ullah MBBS, DCM, MPhil, MHPEd, PhD ,&nbsp;Arunodaya Barman MBBS, DCM, DHE, DMEd, MMEd ,&nbsp;Ahmad Fuad Abdul Rahim MD, MHPEd ,&nbsp;Muhamad Saiful Bahri Yusoff MD, MMEd","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.01.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.01.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The determinants of medical students’ attitudes to communication skills training have for long been a concern among medical educationalists. The present study was undertaken to assess the attitudes of undergraduate medical students towards the teaching of learning communication skills courses and their determinants.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A total of 472 undergraduate medical students from the Universiti Sains Malaysia participated in this study. Students’ attitudes were measured using a modified communication skills attitude scale (CSAS). Univariate and multivariate statistics were applied to find the correlates to students’ attitudes.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>More than 95% of the students desired to learn communication skills. The majority of the students preferred formal courses on communication skills during their clinical training years. Demographic characteristics, e.g. gender and place of family residence, and education-related characteristics such as a preference for a formal communication skills training program during clinical years, and perception of a curriculum content overload were identified as the important determinants of students’ attitudes towards learning communication skills.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The demographic and education-related profiles of the participating medical students should be considered when designing a communication skills teaching program. Further studies are recommended to explore the underlying causes of less interest from rural students and the negative attitudes of male students towards learning communication skills.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 245-254"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.01.005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of ethanolic extract of Paederia foetida Linn. leaves on sexual behavior and spermatogenesis in male rats","authors":"Devendra K. Soni MPharm,&nbsp;Vikas Sharma MPharm,&nbsp;Nagendra Singh Chauhan PhD,&nbsp;V.K. Dixit PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.12.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2011.12.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p><em>Paederia foetida</em> Linn. (<em>P. foetida</em>) is considered to be an aphrodisiac, but its ability to stimulate sexual behavior has not been reported. In the present study, the effects of an ethanolic extract of <em>P. foetida</em> on sexual behavior and testosterone level in male rats was investigated.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Ethanolic extract of the leaves (50, 100 and 200<!--> <span>mg/kg body weight) was studied for their effect on body and secondary sexual organ weight, sexual behavior, spermatogenesis and serum testosterone level in male albino rats.</span></p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Oral administration of the extract in albino rats showed pronounced anabolic and spermatogenic effects in animals in the treated groups. The extract significantly increased both mount and intromission frequency. In addition, it also significantly reduced both mount and intromission latency. These effects were associated with an increase in orientation activity.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The extract had a dose-dependent influence on serum testosterone level. The results support the use of <em>P. foetida</em><span> as an aphrodisiac in traditional medicine.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 268-276"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2011.12.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between daily sitting time and the combinations of lifestyle risk factors in men","authors":"S. Zwolinsky BSc ,&nbsp;A. Pringle PhD ,&nbsp;A. Daly-Smith MSc ,&nbsp;J. McKenna PhD ,&nbsp;S. Robertson PhD ,&nbsp;A. White PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jomh.2012.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Understanding the reciprocal role that multiple problematic behaviours play in men's health is important for intervention delivery and for reducing the healthcare burden. Data regarding the concurrence of problematic health behaviours is currently limited but offers insights into risk profiles, and should now include total time spent sitting/day.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Self-reported data on lifestyle health behaviours was collected from 232 men aged ≥18 years who engaged in a men's health promotion programme delivered by 16 English Premier League Clubs.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Men at risk due to high sitting display multiple concurrent lifestyle risk factors, 88.6% displayed at least two ancillary risk factors and were three times more likely to report ≥2 lifestyle risk factors (OR<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->3.13, 95% confidence interval (CI)<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->1.52–6.42) than those with low sitting risk. Significant differences in the mean number of risk factors reported between those participants in the higher risk (2.43<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->0.90) and lower risk (2.13<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->0.96) sitting categories were also found (<em>P</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.015).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Hard-to-reach men displayed multiple problematic concurrent behaviours, strongly linked to total sitting time.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":54391,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Mens Health","volume":"9 4","pages":"Pages 261-267"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2012-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.jomh.2012.02.003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54625421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}