Iran Medical Council Journal of Iranian Medical Council 2645-338X 8 1 2025 01 01 Men’s Health in Disasters: A Systematic Scoping Review 3 12 210135 http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/jimc.v8i1.17055 EN Sanaz Sohrabizadeh Air Quality and Climate Change Research Center, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 0000-0002-9170-178X Akbar Eslami Environmental and Occupational Hazards Control Research Center, Research Institute for Health Sciences and Environment, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2024 06 19 <strong>Abstract </strong><br /><strong>Background: </strong>Disasters affect men and women unequally. While both male and female populations have their own needs, capacities and vulnerabilities, little is known about the men’s health status in disasters. Thus, the present review is aimed to identify and explain the impacts of disasters on men’s health status in the world.<br /><strong>Methods: </strong>The current scoping review was conducted using PRISMA protocol 2020. Web of Sciences, PubMed, Scopus databases were searched using related keywords. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were used to select the relevant references. EndNote software, version 17, was applied to manage the citations. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> A number of 13 references was selected for final analysis after screening process. Physical and sexual health were the most frequent aspects of men’s health which was studied by the gender and disaster researchers (23.1%). Men’s health aspects in disasters were categorized as physical health, mental health, social health and sexual health.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Men are visible as the capable group in disasters and their health needs (physical, mental, social, sexual and spiritual health) may likely not be considered post-disasters. Developing gender analysis tools for assessing the vulnerabilities, needs and health status of male population in disasters as well as establishing a sex-disaggregated database for effective decision-making regarding men’s health during disasters are highly suggested. <br /><br /> https://www.jimc.ir/article_210135_9039f02276cb1638ccfbeca0df5a7d4a.pdf