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Men & Family Planning in Africa
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This publication explores the role that African men play in family decisions. It argues that men's support and involvement are essential for family planning to become more widespread. It illustrates findings from Demographic and Health Surveys in 14 African countries, as well as other studies of men's attitudes toward and practice of family planning.
Key findings as stated in the report are:
This publication explores the role that African men play in family decisions. It argues that men's support and involvement are essential for family planning to become more widespread. It illustrates findings from Demographic and Health Surveys in 14 African countries, as well as other studies of men's attitudes toward and practice of family planning.
Key findings as stated in the report are:
- "Men in Africa play a significant role in decisions relating to family size and family planning.
- African men's ideal family size is large. It is generally larger than that of women, although both appear to be declining.
- Communication between husbands and wives about family planning is strongly associated with couples' contraceptive use.
- The majority of men know of and approve of family planning. Men are generally more likely than women to know about family planning methods, yet in many countries are less likely than women to approve of family planning.
- A wide gap exists between African couples' knowledge of and attitude toward contraceptives and their use.
- Educated men are far more likely to approve of and use family planning than their less educated peers.
- Couples who use modern family planning methods rely predominantly on female methods. Condom use is on the rise mainly due to the AIDS epidemic, but vasectomy is practically nonexistent on the continent.
- There is a large unmet need among men for family planning. One-quarter to two-thirds of African husbands who do not want more children are not practicing family planning."
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