Год выпуска: 2014 Автор: Mohammed Na-eem Kpedau and Peter Agyei-Baffour Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 116 ISBN: 9783659134630
Описание
The study determined male involvement, acceptance and practice of family planning (FP), using cross-sectional study design (qualitative and quantitative); multiple sampling methods (simple random, systematic and purposive); Questionnaires and FGD to collect primary data, with a sample size of (300). The study population included health institutions, heads of households and opinion leaders. The study revealed that male knowledge (87%) and awareness (90%) of FP was very high; Appreciable male involvement (57.53%); Minimal male support to their spouses (43.95%); Men have positive attitude for FP (88.18%), but inadequate knowledge on FP (42.95%); Factors such as, inadequate knowledge on FP, value for children (boy child), poor spousal communication, and the influence of mother -in-laws were also identified as discouraging male involvement; About 12% of men were also afraid of using modern contraceptives due to its side effects. Natural FP methods should be included in the FP indicators...
