The Male Role in Fertility, Family Planning, and Reproductive Health (English, French)

Document Type

Other Documents

Publication Topic(s)

Family Planning, Fertility and Fertility Preferences, HIV

Country(s)

Burkina Faso, Cameroon, CAR, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Haiti

Language

English,French

Author(s)

Macro International Inc., Calverton, Maryland, USA

Publication Date

December 1997

Publication ID

OD7

Abstract:

Men have often been perceived as having more pro-natalist views than women and as acting as a barrier to the contraceptive use. Recently, there has been a move toward recognizing the importance of the role of men in fertility, family planning, and reproductive health. The recent United Nations Conference on Population and Development in Cairo specifically called for equal participation of men and women in family planning and emphasized men's shared responsibility, promoting their active involvement in responsible parenthood and reproductive behavior, and recognizing their needs for reproductive health and family planning services.