Access to Family Planning Information and Contraception Methods Use among Tanzanian Men: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kibaha District

Msovela, Judith; Tengia-Kessy, Anna; Mubyazi, Godfrey M.

doi:10.19104/jepm.2016.119

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“…The study found most (52.86%) of the respondents to be middle-aged adults between 33 and 45 years with the entire respondents between age 19 -58 which had similar findings to a study in Lome, Togo [25]. Also, most of the respondents (86.7%) had Secondary school or higher level of education which contradicts study findings in Kibaha district in Tanzania where the highest level of formal education attained by most respondents (65.5%) was primary education [26]. Majority of the respondents were married as well as a little over half of them were employed.…”

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Determinants of Male Involvement in Family Planning Services: A Case Study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Manortey¹,

Missah²

2020

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Background: Usage of family planning services in developing countries has been found to avert unintended pregnancies, and drastically reduce maternal and child mortality. Men as the main decision-makers in most of African families have an important role to play towards acceptance of family planning methods; however, its usage still remains low. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the factors that influence male involvement in family planning. Method: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted within the Tema Metropolis in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The chosen research approach provided an opportunity to interact with adult male respondents to access their perceived factors that contribute to their level of involvement in family planning programs. A stratified sampling technique was used to recruit 227 participants aged (19-58) years using a well-structured questionnaire. Univariate, bivariate and multivariate analyses were respectively conducted to estimate frequencies, measure the level of associations and predict outcomes on selected variables outputs. Results: The study revealed that a little over two-thirds (68.72%) of the respondents disagreed that total family planning is an issue for only women. The majority (83.26%) of the respondents, said their communities accept the act of men accompanying their wives or partners for family planning services, though 36.12% of them reported that their family and friends see it strange for men to attend family planning with their wives/partners. Among the 34.4% of respondents who reported ever attending any such family planning clinic, 56.41% have attended just once. Marital status, employment status and knowledge about family planning of respondents were positively associated with male involvement in family planning (p-value < 0.05). The odds of a male involvement in family planning progressively increase in relationship to the depth of knowledge one has on family planning. However, being old (46-58 yrs), unmar-How to cite this paper: Manortey, S. and Missah, K.

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Determinants of Male Involvement in Family Planning Services: A Case Study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Manortey¹,

Missah²

2020

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“…In fact, most study participants cited poor involvement of their male partners in family planning as one of the major factors limiting their family planning literacy and overall utilization of various recommended modern family planning methods. Numerous other studies (37,45,46) have also reported similar ndings. Like in the aforementioned studies, this study's participants associated this problem with their partners' limited awareness of matters related to family planning, fear of side effects of modern family planning methods, and preference to have many children.…”

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“…Although male involvement in family planning is essential in increasing the support their partners need in the overall uptake of various recommended family planning methods (45), this study's ndings illustrate poor male involvement in matters to do with family planning. In fact, most study participants cited poor involvement of their male partners in family planning as one of the major factors limiting their family planning literacy and overall utilization of various recommended modern family planning methods.…”

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Factors Affecting Family Planning Literacy: Perspectives of Women of Childbearing Age in Rural Lake Zone, Tanzania

Kassim¹,

Ndumbaro²

2020

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Background Low uptake of various recommended modern family planning methods is associated with inadequate family planning literacy among potential beneficiaries of the methods. As such, understanding the factors affecting family planning literacy is key to addressing this problem. This study, therefore, explored factors affecting family planning literacy of women of childbearing age in the rural Lake Zone of Tanzania.Methods The study utilized an exploratory descriptive qualitative research approach using focus group discussions to collect data. A total of eight focus group discussion sessions were held to solicit information from women of childbearing age involved in the study. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data collected from the respondents.Results Inadequate family planning literacy has been found among women of childbearing age in the studied communities. Socio-demographic factors such as education level, religious affiliation, and family income have been found to negatively affect the family planning literacy of the women in this study. Other factors such as fertility preference, negative perceptions about family planning, preference of unproven traditional family planning methods, limited access to reliable sources of information, household responsibilities, and poor male partner support were also found to affect women’s family planning literacy. Conclusion Inadequate family planning literacy among women of childbearing age reduces the women’s chances of obtaining relevant family planning information as well as limiting their abilities to process and understand the information so as to be able to make informed decisions about their reproductive health. Therefore, addressing factors affecting family planning literacy of the women is imperative in increasing their overall uptake of various recommended modern family planning methods.

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“…Various characteristics such as age, gender, education level, number of children a person have and wealth in uence the utilization of contraceptive methods (Msovela, 2016;Msovela et al, 2020;Sundararajan et al, 2019;Tesfa et al, 2022). This has led to the promotion of diverse contraceptive methods in sub-Saharan Africa, where individuals used to have a high number of children in the past, regardless of their gender (Boserup, 2009;Caldwell, 2009).…”

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“…This has led to the promotion of diverse contraceptive methods in sub-Saharan Africa, where individuals used to have a high number of children in the past, regardless of their gender (Boserup, 2009;Caldwell, 2009). Recently, there has been a rise in the variety of contraceptive methods available in Tanzania, and the desire to use the methods differs across different age groups, sex and geographical location (Kikula et al, 2022;Massenga et al, 2021;Msovela, 2016;Rwabilimbo et al, 2023). The younger population has been found to be hesitant in utilizing contraceptive methods in comparison to the elderly.…”

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Prevalence and Determinants of Contraceptive Use Among Men in Tanzania: Analysis of Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2022

Luoga,

Adam,

Abihudi

2024

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Background Globally, contraceptive use is an important strategy in fighting maternal and neonatal deaths. The spacing and avoiding unplanned pregnancies while providing woman with enough time recovering her health and newborns growing. However, the contraception use in developing countries including Tanzania is low and is worse among men, culturally regarded as the dominant decision makers in sexual relationships. Objective To assess prevalence and determinants of the contraceptive use among Tanzanian men using the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) 2022. Methods The secondary study analyzed the data collected using cross-sectional study design of weighted 5763 men obtained from the TDHS 2022. A dependent variable was contraceptive use and independent variables were man’s demographic and socio-economic characteristics. Bivariate and multivariable analysis were conducted and p-value < 0.05 determined a significant factor. Results The prevalence of contraceptive use among Tanzanian men is 26%. The logistic regression showed men aged 45–49 years (aOR = 3.08, 95% CI = 1.90–5.01) had higher odds to use contraceptive compared to men aged 15–19. Men with higher education (aOR = 2.94, 95% CI = 1.79–4.84) had higher odds to use contraceptive compared to those with informal education, from rich quantile (aOR = 1.42, 95% CI = 0.92–1.46) had higher odds compared to poor. Men with five and above children (aOR = 1.62, 95% CI = 1.08–2.43) had higher odds to use contraceptive compared to those with no child. Those desired no more child had odds of 1.4 times higher to use contraceptive (aOR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.05–1.88), men who heard family planning on radio (aOR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.16–1.66) had higher odds of using contraceptive to those who did not. Conclusion The contraceptive use among Tanzanian men is generally low 26% and was associated with man’s age, education level, wealth index, number of children, and occupation. More tailored programs targeting men to increase their education level particularly health education are crucial in increasing men’s contraceptive use in Tanzania.

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Access to Family Planning Information and Contraception Methods Use among Tanzanian Men: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kibaha District

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Determinants of Male Involvement in Family Planning Services: A Case Study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Determinants of Male Involvement in Family Planning Services: A Case Study in the Tema Metropolis, Ghana

Factors Affecting Family Planning Literacy: Perspectives of Women of Childbearing Age in Rural Lake Zone, Tanzania

Prevalence and Determinants of Contraceptive Use Among Men in Tanzania: Analysis of Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey 2022

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