The role of men in fertility and family planning program in Tigray Region

Mesfin, Gebrekidan

doi:10.4314/ejhd.v16i3.9822

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“…Comparatively, 49.7% of the males expressed the desire for children than 36.3% female clients. A comparative study in Tigray, Ethiopia (Mesfin, 2002), in South Africa (Cooper et al, 2009) and in Zaire (Bertrand et al, 1996) had showed similar findings that men were found to have greater desire for more children than women. Other finding from SubSaharan Africa also found that African men want to have more children for social and economic gains (Caldwell & Caldwell, 1990).…”

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Fertility desires and family planning demand among HIV-positive clients in follow-up care at antiretroviral treatment unit in Gondar university hospital, Ethiopia

Tesfaye

Admassu

Assefa

et al. 2012

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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Despite the growing importance of fertility issues for HIV-infected persons, little is known about their actual fertility desires and intentions. This study was, therefore, aimed at assessing fertility desires and demand for family planning in HIV-positive clients in follow-up care at antiretroviral treatment (ART) unit in Gondar University Hospital, Ethiopia. A cross sectional quantitative study on 389 study subjects (56% females and 44% males living with HIV/AIDS in follow-up care) supplemented by in-depth interview was conducted between November 2007 and January 2008. Eighty-five (49.71%) of the male and seventy-nine (36.3%) of the female participants expressed the desire for children, giving a total of 164 (42.16%) of all participants. Study subjects who had no children and whose partners wants children were more likely to have children desire. During the survey period, 100 (25.7%) of the clients were using different forms of family planning devices and 124 (42.9%) wants to use family planning in the future. The extent of fertility desire and family planning needs of these people has implication for vertical and heterosexual transmission of HIV, the needs for fertility-related counselling, and/or contraception, and advice regarding childbirth.

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Fertility desires and family planning demand among HIV-positive clients in follow-up care at antiretroviral treatment unit in Gondar university hospital, Ethiopia

Tesfaye

Admassu

Assefa

et al. 2012

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

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“…According to the social cognitive theory, raising the status of women in decision making, social and educational levels helps them to develop a sense of efficacy belief that enables them to exercise better control over their lives (Bandura 2002; Bhat 1998; Hogan et al. 1999; Mesfin 2002; Sharan & Valente 2002). Hogan et al.…”

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“…A structured questionnaire was developed following an extensive literature review on the topic (Belay 2000; Kaba 2000; Mesfin 2002; Pasha et al. 2001).…”

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Awareness and determinants of family planning practice in Jimma, Ethiopia

Beekle

McCabe

2006

International Nursing Review

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“…Studies have shown that women's attitude to contraceptive use depend on their husbands' level of education and not on theirs alone (Berhane, 2015;Ezeh, 1993;Mesfin, 2002;Oheneba-Sakyi & Takyi, 1997). Ezeh (1992) examined the attitude of partners in terms of contraceptive use in Ghana and found that husbands' educational attainment influenced their wives' level of contraceptive use, but not otherwise.…”

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