Young adult males’ perceptions about gender equity in La Romana, Dominican Republic

Abstract Objective To assess adolescent and young adult males’ perceptions regarding gender equity in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Methods We used the Gender Equitable Men (GEM) scale among males aged 15–24, who reported level of agreement with gender equity attitudes, establishing 0.01–0.5 = “low gender equitable”, 0.51–0.79 = “medium gender equitable” and 0.8–1 = “high gender equitable”. We established p