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Addressing Gender Socialization and Masculinity Norms Among Adolescent Boys: Policy and Programmatic Implications
Avni Amin, Anna Kågesten, Emmanuel Adebayo, Venkatraman Chandra‐Mouli ·
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While the health of adolescent girls has rightly been the focus of attention in global health and development agendas given their biological vulnerability and the disadvantages they face due to gender inequalities, there are several compelling reasons to also focus on adolescent boys [1]. As boys transition into adolescence, they face distinct risk factors and health problems that shape their health trajectories throughout the life course, with interpersonal violence and injuries, HIV and AIDS, and suicide being the top causes of mortality and morbidity.