Men are significantly less likely to go for primary health checks than women, yet it is critical that they do so to prevent non-communicable diseases NCDs that claim lives every day.
Its a silent gap fuelled by a few things, including a culture that often treats self-care as optional for men a stigma that needs to be broken.
Stellenbosch University researcher Prof Gerald Maarman says SA is seeing a continued rise in NCDs, such as heart disease and diabetes, particularly among men, and these are driven in part by poor diet and sleep, sedentary living, high stress levels and demanding work environments.
