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YEAR: 1997

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Reaching men worldwide: lessons learned from family planning and

communication projects, 1986-1996.

AUTHORS

Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Center for Communication Programs

SOURCE

Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Center for

Communication Programs, 1997 Jan. [6], 50 p. Working Paper No. ; USAID

Cooperative Agreement No. DPE-3052-A-00-6001-00

ABSTRACT

The USAID-supported Johns Hopkins University's Population Communication Services (JHU/PCS) has provided

technical assistance and support to more than 24 programs addressing men's participation in family planning and

reproductive health since 1986. Mass media, community mobilization, and interpersonal dialogue are

communication strategies applied to reach men. These programs use mass media channels (radio, TV, and

newspapers) to reach men through the programs and events men enjoy (sports, films, popular theater, and music).

They improve men's willingness and ability to communicate with partners, peers, and health providers. Programs

geared to the entire community have motivated men to take part in discussions about their concerns in a comfortable

and informative environment. JHU/PCS has published this review of its projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the

Near East, and the New Independent States. Over its 10 years of experience, JHU/PCS has learned the following

lessons. Research must be conducted to determine what men want and need, so that targeted, focused messages

can be developed to increase male participation in family planning and reproductive health. Men should not be

portrayed as obstacles to family planning efforts but as caring partners. Communication programs need to

encourage men to talk to their partners and make joint family planning decisions. They need to publicize and

promote service sites for men so the men can have better access to information and service providers.

Communication programs must center on facts and perceptions to surmount myths or rumors that sometimes bring

about men's opposition to some family planning methods. Since community and national leaders contribute to the

public discourse and public opinion, communication program staff must work with opinion leaders to increase men's

social support and family planning use. Programs should use many communication channels to generate a

synergistic effect. They should address the needs of young men. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 1035-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Reaching men worldwide: lessons learned from family

planning and communication projects, 1986-1996.", is(are) Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. Center for

Communication Programs. The source of this article is "Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins School of Public

Health, Center for Communication Programs, 1997 Jan. [6], 50 p. Working Paper No. ; USAID Cooperative Agreement

No. DPE-3052-A-00-6001-00". This article was published in 1997 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info®

Document ID: CONT2T 1035-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 6035

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