The IGWG’s Male Engagement Task Force has created a curated list of key resources related to 1) Men, Masculinities, and Health, 2) HIV/AIDS, 3) Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health, and 4) Family Planning and Reproductive Health.
Men, Masculinities, and Health
| Gender-transformative programming with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights: a systematic review of intervention studies Eimear Ruane-McAteer, Kathryn Gillespie, Avni Amin, Áine Aventin, Martin Robinson, Jennifer Hanratty, Rajat Khosla, Maria Lohan “BMJ Global Health, Volume 5, Issue 10” 2020 |
| Understanding the Male Life Course: Opportunities for Gender Transformation Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), Georgetown University 2020 |
| Do’s and Don’ts for Engaging Men and Boys Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Myra Betron, Dominick Shattuck Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) 2019 |
| Getting to Equal: Men, Gender Equality, and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Margaret Greene, Blair Berger, Lilit Hakobyan, Ellen Stiefvater, Ruti Levtov Promundo-US 2019 |
| Interventions addressing men, masculinities and gender equality in sexual and reproductive health and rights: an evidence and gap map and systematic review of reviews Eimear Ruane-McAteer, Avni Amin, Jennifer Hanratty, Fiona Lynn, Kyrsten Corbijn van Willenswaard, Esther Reid, Rajat Khosla, Maria Lohan “BMJ Global Health, Volume 4, Issue 5” 2019 |
| Masculine Norms and Men’s Health: Making the Connections Cody Ragonese, Tim Shand, Gary Barker Promundo-US 2019 |
| Gender-transformative Bandebereho couples’ intervention to promote male engagement in reproductive and maternal health and violence prevention in Rwanda: Findings from a randomized controlled trial Kate Doyle, Ruti G Levtov, Gary Barker, Gautam G Bastian, Jeffrey B Bingenheimer, Shamsi Kazimbaya, Anicet Nzabonimpa, Julie Pulerwitz, Felix Sayinzoga, Vandana Sharma, Dominick Shattuck PLoS One, Volume 13, Issue 4: e0192756 2018 |
| Men’s health: time for a new approach to policy and practice? Peter Baker, Tim Shand Journal of Global Health (J Glob Health), Volume 7, Issue 1: 010306 2018 |
| Couples Counseling in Reproductive Health: A Review of the Literature Esther Spindler, Elizabeth Salazar, Dominick Shattuck Couples Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), Georgetown University 2017 |
| Guide for Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Products and Services for Men Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (HC3) Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) 2017 |
| Masculine Norms and Men’s Health: Making the Connections – Executive Summary Brian Heilman, Gary Barker, Alexander Harrison Promundo-US, Unilever 2017 |
| The Man Box: A Study on Being a Young Man in the US, UK, and Mexico Brian Heilman, Gary Barker, Alexander Harrison Promundo-US, Unilever 2017 |
| Adolescent Boys and Young Men: Engaging Them as Supporters of Gender Equality and Health and Understanding their Vulnerabilities Jane Kato-Wallace, Gary Barker, Leyla Sharafi, Luis Mora, Giovanna Lauro Promundo-US, UNFPA 2016 |
Family Planning and Reproductive Health
| Advancing Male Engagement in Family Planning and Reproductive Health: An Advocacy Tool Breakthrough ACTION Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) 2018 |
| Engaging Boys and Men in Contraception Use and Family Planning: A Slide Deck Jessica Kali Population Reference Bureau (PRB) 2018 |
| Engaging Men and Boys in Family Planning: A Strategic Planning Guide Afeefa Abdur-Rahman, Michal Avni, Karen Hardee, Joan Kraft, Rebecka Lundgen, Erin Mielke, Tim John Shand, Dominic Shattuck, Caitlin Thistle, Shegufta Shefa Sikder Family Planning High Impacts Practices (HIPs) 2018 |
| Essential Considerations for Engaging Men and Boys for Improved Family Planning Outcomes USAID 2018 |
| Engaging Men in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Including Family Planning UNFPA, EngenderHealth 2017 |
| A Review of 10 Years of Vasectomy Programming and Research in Low-Resource Settings Dominick Shattuck, Brian Perry, Catherine Packer, Dawn Chin Quee Global Health: Science and Practice (Glob Health Sci Pract), Volume 4, Issue 4: 647–660 2016 |
| Men as Contraceptive Users: Programs, Outcomes and Recommendations Karen Hardee, Melanie Croce-Galis, Jill Gay Population Council, The Evidence Project 2016 |
| Male Engagement in Reproductive Health Programs – MEASURE Evaluation’s Family Planning and Reproductive Health Indicators Database MEASURE Evaluation Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition
| Mixed-Methods Systematic Review of Behavioral Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries to Increase Family Support for Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition during the First 1000 Days Stephanie L Martin, Juliet K McCann, Emily Gascoigne, Diana Allotey, Dadirai Fundira, Katherine L Dickin Current Developments in Nutrition, Volume 4, Issue 6: nzaa085 2020 |
| Involving men to improve maternal and newborn health: A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions Mariam Tokhi, Liz Comrie-Thomson, Jessica Davis, Anayda Portela, Matthew Chersich, Stanley Luchters PLoS One, Volume 13, Issue 1: e0191620 2018 |
| Engaging men to promote and support exclusive breastfeeding: a descriptive review of 28 projects in 20 low- and middle-income countries from 2003 to 2013 Jennifer M Yourkavitch , Jeniece L Alvey , Debra M Prosnitz, James C Thomas Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition (J Health Popul Nutr) Volume 36, Issue 1: 43 2017 |
| Challenging gender inequity through male involvement in maternal and newborn health: critical assessment of an emerging evidence base Liz Comrie-Thomson, Mariam Tokhi, Frances Ampt, Anayda Portela, Matthew Chersich, Renu Khanna, Stanley Luchters Culture, Health & Sexuality (Cult Health Sex), Volume 17, Issue Sup2: 177–189 2015 |
HIV and AIDS
| Addressing Uptake of HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among Men in Côte d’Ivoire: An Evaluation of the Brothers for Life Program Implementation Danielle A Naugle, Abdul Dosso, Natalie J Tibbels, Lynn M Van Lith, Zoé M Hendrickson, Anne M Kouadio, Walter Kra, Diarra Kamara, Patricia Dailly-Ajavon, Adama Cissé, Kim Seifert-Ahanda, Sereen Thaddeus, Elizabeth C Mallalieu, Michelle R Kaufman, Christopher J Hoffmann Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS), Volume 84, Issue 5: 480–487 2020 |
| Evidence around Engaging Men in HIV Prevention and Treatment. Presentation at UNAIDS webinar, 15 April 2020. Julie Pulerwitz, Ann Gottert, Jerry Okal, Sanyukta Mathur Population Council 2020 |
| Shifting the narrative: from “the missing men” to “we are missing the men” Anna Grimsrud, Wole Ameyan, James Ayieko, Tanya Shewchuk Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), Volume 23, Issue S2: e2556 2020 |
| Special Issue – Men & HIV: Insights from Sub‐Saharan Africa Guest Editors: Wole Ameyan, James Ayieko, Anna Grimsrud, Tanya Shewchuk Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS), Volume 23, Issue S2 2020 |
| Strategies for Engaging Men in HIV Services Christopher J Colvin The Lancet, Volume 6, Issue 3: e191–e200 2019 |
| Gender-Transformative Interventions to Reduce HIV Risks and Violence with Heterosexually-Active Men: A Review of the Global Evidence Shari L Dworkin, Sarah Treves-Kagan, Sheri A Lippman AIDS and Behavior, Volume 17, Issue 9: 2845–2863 2013 |
| Men and HIV Clearing House UNAIDS, Sonke Gender Justice, Promundo |
