Assessment of Men Involvement on Family Planning In Rural Communities of Jeldu Woreda, West Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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2010-06
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Addis Abeba Universty
Abstract
Background: In order to slow the current rapid population growth particularly in less developed
countries, family planning programs have always been considered as the intervention of choice. These
programs, however, are seen to give little attention to the roles that could be played by men regarding
family planning. Different studies focus mostly on the role that is played by women neglecting those
of men. As a consequence, there is shortage of information on factors which prevent men to be
involved on family planning in Ethiopia.
Objective: To assess the role of currently married men in family planning utilization in rural
communities of Jeldu Woreda, West Shoa Zone
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a total of 804 currently married men in the age
group of 15-59 years. A total of 6 kebeles were selected from 38 rural kebeles of the Woreda using
simple random sampling method. Study households were selected from each kebeles through
systematic random sampling. A pre-tested, structured questionnaire was used for data collection.
Results: Virtually all men (91.8%) had heard of family planning, but only 31.4% could correctly
define the term. Nearly two-third of respondent knew presence of male contraceptives, and 92.3% of
them know where to get information about them. About 95.3% of the respondent said family planning
is important and a similar proportion of them approved use of contraception. About half of study
participants were currently using at least one method of contraception with their wives. A multivariate
result showed a significant relationship between knowledge of family planning (AOR=26.03, 95 %CI
6.180, 109.624), joint decision making (AOR=2.66, 95% CI 1.038, 6.536), decision made by wife
alone (AOR=1.66, 95%CI 1.046, 2.634), possession of radio (AOR=1.46, 95%CI 1.045,2.038) and
current use of family planning.
Conclusion: In conclusion, knowledge of contraceptive method, joint decision making, decision made
by wife alone and possession of radio, were identified as key factors affecting contraceptive use
among married men in the study area.
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Assessment of Men Involvement on Family Planning