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Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions and expectations of young males and females, in Karachi, Pakistan, regarding their life prospects and gender roles, with resulting implications for health behaviour. The main theme emerging was “Young adults’ prospects in life are hamp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22980235 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v4n3p87 |
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author | Farid-ul-Hasnain, Syed Johansson, Eva Mogren, Ingrid Krantz, Gunilla |
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description | The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions and expectations of young males and females, in Karachi, Pakistan, regarding their life prospects and gender roles, with resulting implications for health behaviour. The main theme emerging was “Young adults’ prospects in life are hampered by psychosocial and gender equality constraints”. Gender inequality and the low status of women in society were described as major obstacles to the prosperity and development. Persistent withholding of information to the younger generation on sexual and reproductive health issues was perceived to increase exposure to health risks, particularly sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The present study reveals new discourses on equality among young adults, pointing towards an increasing, sound interaction between the sexes and aspirations for more gender equal relationships. The study further reveals serious misconceptions about HIV/AIDS. Such views and awareness among the younger generation constitutes a strong force towards change of traditional norms, including reproductive health behaviour, and calls for policy change. |
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spelling | pubmed-47769292016-04-21 Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan Farid-ul-Hasnain, Syed Johansson, Eva Mogren, Ingrid Krantz, Gunilla Glob J Health Sci Articles The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore perceptions and expectations of young males and females, in Karachi, Pakistan, regarding their life prospects and gender roles, with resulting implications for health behaviour. The main theme emerging was “Young adults’ prospects in life are hampered by psychosocial and gender equality constraints”. Gender inequality and the low status of women in society were described as major obstacles to the prosperity and development. Persistent withholding of information to the younger generation on sexual and reproductive health issues was perceived to increase exposure to health risks, particularly sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The present study reveals new discourses on equality among young adults, pointing towards an increasing, sound interaction between the sexes and aspirations for more gender equal relationships. The study further reveals serious misconceptions about HIV/AIDS. Such views and awareness among the younger generation constitutes a strong force towards change of traditional norms, including reproductive health behaviour, and calls for policy change. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2012-05 2012-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4776929/ /pubmed/22980235 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v4n3p87 Text en Copyright: © Canadian Center of Science and Education http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Articles Farid-ul-Hasnain, Syed Johansson, Eva Mogren, Ingrid Krantz, Gunilla Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan |
title | Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan |
title_full | Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan |
title_fullStr | Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan |
title_full_unstemmed | Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan |
title_short | Young Adults’ Perceptions on Life Prospects and Gender Roles as Important Factors to Influence Health Behaviour: A Qualitative Study from Karachi, Pakistan |
title_sort | young adults’ perceptions on life prospects and gender roles as important factors to influence health behaviour: a qualitative study from karachi, pakistan |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776929/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22980235 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v4n3p87 |
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