Ethnicity, livelihoods, masculinity, and health among Luo men in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya.
BackgroundPrevious research suggests that ethnic self-identity has little consequence for objective health outcomes compared to the structural dimensions of ethnicity. MethodsUsing qualitative data, we investigated perceptions of ethnicity in relation to health among Luo men in the slums of Nairobi,...
| Publicado en: | Ethnicity & Health Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 483 - 499 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Oct2013
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