Men, Suicide, and Covid-19: Critical Masculinity Analyses and Interventions

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Masculinity and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa/Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.

Editorial

Anisur Rahman Khan et al. Postdigit Sci Educ. 2020.

. 2020;2(3):651-656.

doi: 10.1007/s42438-020-00152-1. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

¹ Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
² Masculinity and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council-University of South Africa/Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.

No abstract available

Keywords: Covid-19; Interventions; Masculinity; Men; Pandemic; Suicide.

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