Impact of a Mass Media Vasectomy Promotion Campaign in Brazil

Kincaid, D. Lawrence; Merritt, Alice Payne; Nickerson, L; Buffington, Sandra de Castro; Castro, Marcos Paulo P. de; Castro, Bernadete M. de

doi:10.2307/2950815

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“…The peaks and valleys in NSV acceptance reflect patterns observed in prior vasectomy initiatives [28], and emphasize the need for ongoing health promotion activities and provider support. The postcampaign decline in NSV uptake may indicate that the latent demand for vasectomy had been met (e.g., men who wanted a vasectomy before the intervention acted on that decision when services became available) [28] and further demand generation was needed. Availability of trained NSV physicians may also have impacted post-campaign NSV uptake.…”

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The Ghana vasectomy initiative: Facilitating client–provider communication on no-scalpel vasectomy

Subramanian

Cisek²,

Kanlisi³

et al. 2010

Patient Education and Counseling

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

The Ghana vasectomy initiative: Facilitating client–provider communication on no-scalpel vasectomy

Subramanian

Cisek²,

Kanlisi³

et al. 2010

Patient Education and Counseling

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“…4,17,21,[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42] However, this article builds on what we already know. Many of the studies that have examined the impact of family planning campaigns did not use a theoretical model that takes into account the ideational predictors of contraceptive use.…”

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Communication, ideation and contraceptive use in Burkina Faso: an application of the propensity score matching method

Babalola

Vonrasek

2005

j fam plann reprod health care

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Objective The study aim was to assess the effects of a multi-component communication campaign that promoted contraceptive use in Burkina Faso.Methods This was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2001 involving 1421 women of reproductive age from Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso. Participants during the 2001 survey were randomly selected from 54 enumeration areas that were covered during the 1999 Demographic and Health Survey. The propensity score matching (PSM) technique was the analytical method used to assess the effects of the campaign. ResultsMore than three-quarters of the respondents reported exposure to at least one example of campaign material. Compared with no exposure, high campaign exposure is associated with an adjusted increase of 21.8 percentage points in the proportion of women currently using modern contraceptive methods. Similarly, low exposure is associated with a 7.3 percentage point increase over no exposure. The campaign is also associated with increased knowledge about contraceptives and more favourable attitudes towards family planning. ConclusionsThe multiple-component nature of the campaign makes it easy for many members of the target audience to hear consistent messages from a variety of sources. This is a key element responsible for the documented effectiveness of the campaign. Despite its limitations, the PSM technique is a straightforward method that should be used more often to assess the effects of communication programmes. 207

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“…In contrast to much of the earlier research, Amor et al (2008) found that the operation was supported by masculine cultures within the workplace or between friends. Whether this is a feature of the majority of men's experiences of the operation is still to be determined Much of the recent social scientific research concerning vasectomy has occurred within developing/newly industrialised contexts such as Brazil (e.g., Kincaid et al, 2002;Manhoso & Hoga, 2005;Marchi, de Alvarenga, Osis, & Bahamondes, 2008;Penteado et al, 2001), Mexico (Gutmann, 2005;Gutmann, 2007), Bangladesh (e.g., Khandaker, Vereecken, & Nijs, 2001). This work tends to take a much more critical approach than the earlier US and UK based literature, and has offered some useful insights into countries with lower uptake of vasectomy.…”

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‘I’m committed to her and the family’: positive accounts of vasectomy among New Zealand men

Terry

Braun

2011

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Background: More than 15 years ago, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) identified men's involvement with reproductive and contraceptive tasks as vital for improving women's reproductive health worldwide. The uptake of vasectomy provides one measure of men's involvement in reproductive and contraceptive actions, but uptake requires the negotiation of a complex set of social and psychological meanings related to masculinity, sexuality and contraceptive involvement. The limited research in this area paints a largely negative picture around vasectomy, emphasising fears, side effects, and men being pressured into having the operation, but it is not the only account of vasectomy. Objectives: The aim of this research was to examine the accounts of New Zealand men who had undergone vasectomy. Method: Interviews with 28 men who had opted to have a vasectomy (16 had children; 12 did not) based in New Zealand, a country with a high rate of vasectomy, offer a more positive portrayal of the meanings and experiences of vasectomy. Results: Men referred to vasectomy as a positive reflection of their identities, and their choice to have it as exemplifying personal characteristics they valued. Such accounts disrupt the common-sense story of vasectomy as negative or difficult for men, and allow it to be positioned as a positive choice for heterosexual male reproductive involvement and responsibility

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Impact of a Mass Media Vasectomy Promotion Campaign in Brazil

Cited by 34 publications

References 5 publications

The Ghana vasectomy initiative: Facilitating client–provider communication on no-scalpel vasectomy

The Ghana vasectomy initiative: Facilitating client–provider communication on no-scalpel vasectomy

Communication, ideation and contraceptive use in Burkina Faso: an application of the propensity score matching method

‘I’m committed to her and the family’: positive accounts of vasectomy among New Zealand men

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