Meeting Men Where they are: Motivators and Barriers to Accessing Health Services through a Men’s Mobile Wellness Clinic, October 2019 to March 2020, Blantyre, Malawi
This study underscores the potential utility of MMWC services including HIV testing among men. The desire to know their health status, availability of free MMWC services at the workplace, good quality services offered by MMWC staff, and the endorsement of MMWC by supervisors were main motivators to access the MMWC services. Sensitizing supervisors and employees about the benefits of the MMWC services, strengthening demand creation, and clarifying eligibility are important to facilitate MMWC uptake among men in Malawi.
Authors
- Shahul H. Ebrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-2326)
- Rashida Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-6636)
- Stephanie Behel
- Tiffiany Aholou
- Mtemwa Nyangulu
- Viva Combs Thorsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4654-6530)
- Helen Dale
- Verita Buie
- Ernest Nkhoma
- Kristina Grabbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5215-2338)
- Hannah Gibson
- Fidelis Sindani
- Chipiliro Payesa
- Masozie Kalua
- Jeroen van 't Pad Bosch
- Getrude Chipungu
- Alice Maida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0241-2909)
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
- Published
- 2024-10-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44197-024-00306-5
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention