Publications by authors named "Katia Castelo Branco Machado Diogenes"
[Yes, I am a man and a father! (Re)constructing male identity through engagement in childbirth¡Sí, soy hombre y padre! (Re)construir la identidad masculina a través de la participación en el parto].
Andrea Stopiglia Guedes Braide Aline Veras Brilhante Cristiani Nobre de Arruda Francisco Antonio da Cruz Mendonça Jose Manuel Peixoto Caldas
Rev Panam Salud Publica
December 2018
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates how men's involvement in prenatal care and childbirth affects their perception of masculinity and identity.
- Using qualitative methods, researchers conducted in-depth interviews with nine men actively participating in the childbirth experience between April 2015 and November 2016.
- Findings indicate that these men redefine their masculinity through their roles in childbirth and gain a sense of empowerment in self-care, contributing to the development of a new male identity in today's society.
This anthropological study from February 2009 to November 2010 revealed the comprehension and cultural critique of three mass media health campaigns in Northeast Brazil. Twenty-four ethnographic interviews were conducted, exploring the iconographic and semantic content of the campaigns in the Dendê community in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil. The authors used Content Analysis; Systems of Signs, Significance, and Actions; and Contextualized Semantic Interpretation.
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