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| Paper Title: | Factors associated with male involvement in family planning services at Sinda zonal Clinic |
| Authors Name: | Sampa Stanley , Catherine M Ngoma , Yolan Banda |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2304431 |
| Published In: | Volume 8 Issue 4, April-2023 |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Introduction: Traditionally, women have been the main clients of family planning, and most family planning (FP) policies, activities, and birth control measures have targeted women. However, it is known that male involvement in FP leads to better outcomes such as contraceptive acceptance, continuation, and safer sexual behaviors in reproductive health. The aim of the study was to determine factors associated with low male involvement in FP services at the Sinda Zonal clinic in the Sinda district. Methodology: A convergent mixed-method research design adopting both quantitative and qualitative methods was used. Data was collected through a survey of 264 men, three focus group discussions comprising eight headmen per group from the Sinda Zonal area, and interviews with 12 key informants from the facility. Binary regression analysis and chi-square test were used to analyze data. Results: The study revealed that 67.4% of the men at the Sinda Zonal Clinic were involved in FP based on their indulgence in FP activities. The binary regression showed that knowledge factors, social-cultural factors, and service-related factors have a significant and positive effect (χ 2 (16) = 67.676, p < 0.05) on male involvement in family planning. The analysis of the individual factors included in the model showed that FP knowledge (95% CI: 0.008-.820, p = 0.033), FP methods (95% CI: 0.085-.585, p = 0.002), the attitude of service providers (95% CI: 0.205-0.635, p < 0.001), cost of FP services and supplies (95% CI: 0.955-7.789, p = 0.06), and the physical location appropriateness of the facility (95% CI: 0.193-.2193, p = 0.009) are significantly and positively associated with male involvement in FP. Responsibility for making FP decisions (95% CI, p = 0.419) and rejection of contraceptives for tradition and religious reasons (95% CI: 0.140-2.472, p = 0.817) were found not significant. Conclusion: The results shows that there are many factors affecting male involvement in FP, there is a need therefore to step up the Information, Education, Communication (IEC) Campaign programs and use different media platforms, such as the radio, TV, and text messaging to state the importance of male involvement in reproductive health. This study implies that male involvement can be improved by improving the identified factors that are positively associated with male involvement through effective policy direction. |
| Keywords: | Key words: Family planning, male involvement, Sinda Zonal Clinic, knowledge factors, social cultural factors, demographic factors, and service-related factors |
| Cite Article: | "Factors associated with male involvement in family planning services at Sinda zonal Clinic", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.2777 - 2801, April-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2304431.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2304431 Registration ID:205262 Published In: Volume 8 Issue 4, April-2023 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 2777 - 2801 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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