A male incontinence disposable absorbent article comprising: a waistband assembly configured to be worn about a waist of a subject; and an absorbent panel assembly having first and second ends (4, 5) that are coupled to the waistband assembly, the absorbent panel assembly comprising a liquid-pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and backsheet, and further comprising lateral cuffs extending along a length of said core and joined to at least a portion of said topsheet on a skin-facing surface thereof; wherein the absorbent panel assembly is arranged such that it overlaps at least a portion of the waistband assembly in at least a front and/or back portion thereof, and wherein the waistband assembly comprises a first waist region, a second waist region, and a third waist region, each said waist regions (7, 8, 9) comprising a plurality of elastic strands arranged to provide a contraction force in a transverse direction, wherein said elastic strands of said first waist region have a first spacing, said elastic strands of said second waist region have a second spacing, and said elastic strands of said third waist region have a third spacing, characterised in that said absorbent panel assembly comprises a frontal barrier comprising a nonwoven substrate that is transversely joined to at least portions of each said lateral cuffs at distinct joining zones (12, 12') and wherein said joining zones (12, 12') do not substantially directly engage with the topsheet in areas thereof that are free from said lateral cuffs such that a pocket is formed, and wherein said nonwoven substrate is joined to said topsheet along a further joining zone that is positioned between said distinct joining zones (12, 12') and along an extremity of the pocket along a transverse direction crossing the distinct joining zones (12, 12'), and in that said pocket is arranged to provide for containment of the male genitalia when the article is worn by a subject and/or provide a barrier to leakage on a front portion of said article towards the waistband assembly, wherein the second waist region is positioned between the third waist region and a the first waist region and wherein the first spacing is less than the second and third spacings, and wherein the article comprises a contraction region that extends from the first waist region, and/or second waist region, to the third waist region and overlaps at least a portion of the absorbent panel assembly, preferably wherein the contraction region comprises one or more curved elastics arranged to provide a contraction force from the absorbent panel assembly towards the first and/or second waist regions (7, 8). a waistband assembly configured to be worn about a waist of a subject; and an absorbent panel assembly having first and second ends (4, 5) that are coupled to the waistband assembly, the absorbent panel assembly comprising a liquid-pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and backsheet, and further comprising lateral cuffs extending along a length of said core and joined to at least a portion of said topsheet on a skin-facing surface thereof; wherein the absorbent panel assembly is arranged such that it overlaps at least a portion of the waistband assembly in at least a front and/or back portion thereof, and wherein the waistband assembly comprises a first waist region, a second waist region, and a third waist region, each said waist regions (7, 8, 9) comprising a plurality of elastic strands arranged to provide a contraction force in a transverse direction, wherein said elastic strands of said first waist region have a first spacing, said elastic strands of said second waist region have a second spacing, and said elastic strands of said third waist region have a third spacing, characterised in that said absorbent panel assembly comprises a frontal barrier comprising a nonwoven substrate that is transversely joined to at least portions of each said lateral cuffs at distinct joining zones (12, 12') and wherein said joining zones (12, 12') do not substantially directly engage with the topsheet in areas thereof that are free from said lateral cuffs such that a pocket is formed, and wherein said nonwoven substrate is joined to said topsheet along a further joining zone that is positioned between said distinct joining zones (12, 12') and along an extremity of the pocket along a transverse direction crossing the distinct joining zones (12, 12'), and in that said pocket is arranged to provide for containment of the male genitalia when the article is worn by a subject and/or provide a barrier to leakage on a front portion of said article towards the waistband assembly, wherein the second waist region is positioned between the third waist region and a the first waist region and wherein the first spacing is less than the second and third spacings, and wherein the article comprises a contraction region that extends from the first waist region, and/or second waist region, to the third waist region and overlaps at least a portion of the absorbent panel assembly, preferably wherein the contraction region comprises one or more curved elastics arranged to provide a contraction force from the absorbent panel assembly towards the first and/or second waist regions (7, 8).