Masculinity as a Determinant of Men's Vasectomy Utilization.
Objectives. To examine how men's characteristics and traditional masculine attitudes are associated with vasectomy utilization in the United States. Methods. Using 2022–2023 National Survey of Family Growth data on men aged 30 to 49 years (n = 2278), we conducted descriptive statistics and multivari...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 116; no. 8; pp. 1116 - 1121 |
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