Abstract
Traditions practices within sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) varies from one culture to another, and are specifically community related. There are traditional harmful practices that rob men of their health...
Highlights
Different traditional harmful practices that affect women in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are popular (African African Union, 2003; Igberase, 2012; Oleribe & Alasia, 2006), whereas those that rob men of their health, quality of life, their marriages and family wellbeing, including education are not known
Our study explored literatures and discovered various traditional practices that are injurious to men's wellbeing and reproductive health, especially
Traditional harmful practices within Africa varied from one culture to another, and are community related
Summary
Different traditional harmful practices that affect women in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries are popular (African African Union, 2003; Igberase, 2012; Oleribe & Alasia, 2006), whereas those that rob men of their health, quality of life, their marriages and family wellbeing, including education are not known. The practices are rooted in cultural and social norms, including beliefs and interpretations of religion tenets (Gender and Development Network [GADN], 2013; Mackie and LeJeune (2009); Winter, Thompson, & Jeffreys, 2002) While these practices have been linked to negative health implications for women health status, the community and society at large (Dixon-Mueller, 1993; Glasier, Gülmezoglu, Schmid, Moreno, & Van Look, 2006; Oleribe & Alasia, 2006), they may not benign to men (Dixon-Mueller, 1993; Glasier et al, 2006; Oleribe & Alasia, 2006). To achieve any health agenda (in holistic manner), it is expedient to interrogate these practices, incorporate them into community-based health programmes or national health programmes/ agenda for plausible health and wellbeing of both gender (Oleribe & Alasia, 2006)
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