Males’ Ability to Report Their Partner’s Contraceptive Use at Last Sex in a Nationally Representative Sample: Implications for Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Evaluations

Garbers, Samantha; Scheinmann, Roberta; Gold, Melanie A.; Catallozzi, Marina; House, L. Duane; Koumans, Emilia H.; Bell, David L.

doi:10.1177/1557988316681667

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“…In contrast, for unintended pregnancy, having both fewer and more partners was associated with lower odds compared to having 4–7 partners. One explanation for this may be that the Early/Atypical Initiators group is comprised of more men who could be unaware of a partner’s contraceptive use or pregnancy status, especially in newer partnerships (Garbers et al, 2017; Rendall, Clarke, Peters, Ranjit, & Verropoulou, 1999). Similarly, males with more sexual partners may be less likely to know about a former partner’s pregnancy status.…”

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Associations Between Patterns of Sexual Initiation, Sexual Partnering, and Sexual Health Outcomes from Adolescence to Early Adulthood

Kahn

Halpern

2018

Arch Sex Behav

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The goal of this study was to examine, in a nationally representative sample, relationships between various sexual initiation patterns, subsequent sexual partnerships, and related health outcomes from adolescence through early adulthood. Data were from a subset of 6587 respondents from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Bivariate analyses and adjusted logistic and ordinary least squares regression models were used to determine associations between membership in three sexual initiation classes, lifetime sexual partner counts, and multiple health outcomes, including lifetime sexually transmitted infection or disease (STI/STD) diagnosis, lifetime unintended pregnancy, and romantic relationship quality. Broadly, having fewer lifetime sexual partners was associated with lower odds of STI/STD diagnosis and unintended pregnancy, and better relationship quality; however, findings also indicated both within and between sexual initiation class differences in the relationship between lifetime sexual partners and all three health outcomes. In particular, results showed little variation in health outcomes by sexual partnering among those who postponed sexual activity, but members of the class characterized by early and atypical sexual initiation patterns who had fewer lifetime partners exhibited better health outcomes than most other initiation groups. These results show that while both sexual initiation and partnering patterns add important information for understanding sexual health from adolescence to early adulthood, partnering may be more relevant to these sexual health outcomes. Findings indicate a need for more comprehensive sexuality education focused on sexual risk reduction and promotion of relationship skills among adolescents and adults.

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Associations Between Patterns of Sexual Initiation, Sexual Partnering, and Sexual Health Outcomes from Adolescence to Early Adulthood

Kahn

Halpern

2018

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“…[3–5] Extensive research has been conducted on the role of females and males in reproductive health decision-making, especially among teen populations. [6–10] Several studies have shown that increasing students’ sense of contraceptive responsibility to protect sexual partners may help reduce the high rate of unplanned pregnancies among students. [11,12]…”

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Association between condom use and perspectives on contraceptive responsibility in different sexual relationships among sexually active college students in China

Lü¹,

Han²,

Tong

et al. 2019

Medicine

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China has increasing incidence of unplanned pregnancies among college students these years. Increasing students’ sense of responsibility to protect sexual partners may help reduce the rate of unplanned pregnancies.A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to students from 3 colleges in Sichuan, China. Among them, 559 of male students and 267 of female students were included in this study. The questionnaire collected participants’ characteristics, usage of condom, and investigated male and female students’ perceptions of who should be responsible for contraception use.We found that relationship status was closely related to students perceiving responsibility for reproductive health and condom using. Male students who were in casual relationships during their most recent sexual encounter and shared responsibility for contraception were more likely to use condoms than other male students (P < .001). Female students who were in steady relationships during their most recent sexual encounter and shared responsibility for contraception were more likely to use condoms than other female students (P = .007). The multivariate analysis revealed condom use was associated with greater odds of sharing responsibility for contraceptive use in different types of sexual relationships.Improving students’ attitudes toward responsibility for contraception may increase condom use among students at risk for unplanned pregnancies. Programs providing targeted health education and services may help reduce the rate of unplanned pregnancies among students in China.

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“…In Sub-Saharan Africa, men may rely on one partner to use a female method, while using condoms with a second, and no method with a third (7). This is also representative of the difference in contraceptive-use reporting between men and women and there is evidence which shows that men tend to over-report contraceptive use and provide socially desirable answers (45,73).…”

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Men, the Missing Link in Gender-equitable Family Planning

Seth¹,

Nanda²,

Sahay³

et al. 2021

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Background: Across societies, gender norms often allow men to hold key decision-making power within relationships, households and communities. This extends to almost all domains, consisting of family planning (FP) as well. FP programmes have largely engaged men as clients and rarely as equal partners or influencers although across lower and middle income countries (LMICs), and especially in South Asia, men hold key decision-making power on the domain of family planning. The objective of this article is to explore couple dynamics through the lens of spousal communication and decision-making and unpacking male engagement and spousal dynamics in family planning.Methods: This review presents a synthesis of evidence from two peer-reviewed databases, PubMed and Jstor, and and insights from programmatic documents to shed light on gender equitable engagement of young married men in family planning. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for both these databases was set and search strategies were finalized. This was followed by title and abstract screening, data extraction, synthesis and analysis.Results: Study participants included unmarried men (16%, n= 8), married men (19%, n= 9), married women (19%, n=9), married couples (25%, n =12) or more than two respondent categories (21%, n= 10). Almost three-fourth (71%, n=34) of the studies selected had FP as the primary area of inquiry. Other prominent thematics on which the studies reported were around norms (n=9, 16%), couple dynamics and intimacies (n=12, 22%).Conclusion: The evidence presented provides sufficient impetus to expand on gender-equitable male engagement, viewing men as equal and supportive partners for informed, equitable and collaborative contraceptive uptake and FP choices by couples.

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Males’ Ability to Report Their Partner’s Contraceptive Use at Last Sex in a Nationally Representative Sample: Implications for Unintended Pregnancy Prevention Evaluations

Cited by 13 publications

References 19 publications

Associations Between Patterns of Sexual Initiation, Sexual Partnering, and Sexual Health Outcomes from Adolescence to Early Adulthood

Associations Between Patterns of Sexual Initiation, Sexual Partnering, and Sexual Health Outcomes from Adolescence to Early Adulthood

Association between condom use and perspectives on contraceptive responsibility in different sexual relationships among sexually active college students in China

Men, the Missing Link in Gender-equitable Family Planning

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