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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Botswana males and family planning: surveys on households and institutions,

1990-1991.

AUTHORS

Kgosidintsi BN; Mugabe M

SOURCE

Gaborone, Botswana, Lentswe La Lesedi, 1994. xi, 82 p.

ABSTRACT

A Family Planning Survey among Males in Botswana was conducted in order to assess males' knowledge, attitudes,

and practices of family planning and to provide policy advice. The sample included 1575 males in 48 educational

institutions (mostly 13-19 years old), 600 males in disciplined force (army, police, prison) institutions (minimum age

of 19 years), and 1984 individual males 13-69 years old. Findings among the institutional sample were that 32.7%

were married in the forces and only 1% in schools. Fathers were 67.5% of the forces (38.3% unintentionally fathers)

and 1.8% of the school group. The higher level of paternity in the forces was related to the older ages. 18.6% in

schools had ever used family planning and 7.9% were current users. Both institutional groups acknowledged desires

about limiting family size. 60.5% in schools and 70.5% in the forces were aware of child spacing. Knowledge about

family planning, particularly modern methods, was high. 94% of the forces and 84% of students not using a

contraceptive knew where to obtain contraception. Current contraceptive users relied on condoms. 74% of students

who had a partner used a method of family planning. Condoms were viewed more as contraception than as

prevention for sexually transmitted diseases. 36% in the forces and 45% in schools would use condoms even with

another family planning method. 81.1% in the forces and 37.4% in schools were past users of condoms. 83.5% of the

forces and 89% of school group obtained condoms themselves. Knowledge of AIDS was high in both groups, but

perceptions of personal risk were low. Only 6.6% of students and 13% of forces knew someone who had died of

AIDS. Among the individual sample, responses indicated 13.8% were 13-19 years old, compared to 83.9% in

schools and 1.7% in the forces. 64% had some primary education, 29% had secondary education, and 6% had over

12 years of education. 38% were married. 53.4% had fathered a child prior to the survey. 75% were fathers by the age

of 35 years and 40% were married. 54% of men in households had heard of family planning and child spacing. The

least knowledgeable were men under 25 years of age and over 40 years of age. 71% knew about the pill and 72.4%

knew about the condom. 37% reported prior contraceptive use and 18% reported current use. 56% knew the condom

prevented sexually transmitted diseases compared to 83% in schools and 92% in the forces. 19% knew about

vasectomy compared to 44% of students and 35% of forces. 74% approved of family planning use. 59% of men or

their partners used the clinic. 40% of nonusers did not know a source of supply. 6.5% did not know about AIDS. Only

59% believed AIDS was not curable. Men in small villages or remote areas were the least knowledgeable about

AIDS. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3529-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Botswana males and family planning: surveys on

households and institutions, 1990-1991.", is(are) Kgosidintsi BN; Mugabe M. The source of this article is

"Gaborone, Botswana, Lentswe La Lesedi, 1994. xi, 82 p.". This article was published in 1994 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 3529-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8529

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