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YEAR: 1994

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Male barriers to family planning: myth or reality? Research news, Bolivia.

AUTHORS

Asociacion Boliviana de Ayuda a la Comunidad y a la Familia (AYUFAM)

SOURCE

[La Paz], Bolivia, AYUFAM, 1994 Jan. [2] p.

ABSTRACT

Because a 1991 survey of urban Bolivian women revealed male opposition to family planning (FP), a nationwide

survey was undertaken 1) to examine the assumption that male attitudes towards FP and reproductive health are

fundamentally different from those of women and that these attitudes translate into major obstacles to the use of

health care services by other household members and 2) to identify strategies for incorporating gender perspectives

into service delivery programs and into the design of appropriate IEC (information, education, and communication)

materials. 1500 couples between 19 and 59 years old were interviewed (separately but concurrently by a male and a

female enumerator) in 7 cities over a 2-month period. It was found that 1) knowledge of methods was virtually

identical between sexes; 2) gender discrepancies were greatest with respect to knowledge sources (health workers

informed women whereas male friends or work colleagues informed men); 3) men were less aware of the range of

contraceptives available; 4) communication among partners was weak on FP topics (whereas nearly half of all men

and women reported that they were using FP, only 57.4% of these agreed on which method they used; men often

claimed to be using the rhythm method and were unaware that their partners were using an IUD, oral contraceptives,

or had been sterilized); and 5) sex acculturation and education within the home is divided strictly along gender lines,

thus giving little hope of gender-related discrepancies in knowledge or communication converging. This study points

out the implications of excluding male participation in FP and illustrates the importance of broadening the

dissemination of information through the media to which the men have greatest access. The study also

demonstrates the importance of establishing sex education programs which feature open discussions.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 4070-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Male barriers to family planning: myth or reality? Research

news, Bolivia.", is(are) Asociacion Boliviana de Ayuda a la Comunidad y a la Familia (AYUFAM). The source of this

article is "[La Paz], Bolivia, AYUFAM, 1994 Jan. [2] p.". This article was published in 1994 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4070-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9070

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