Assessment of the Role of Currently Married Men Age 20-64 Years in Contraceptive Use and Fertility Preference, In Hossana, SNNPRG-Ethiopia
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2004-04
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Addis Ababa University
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This is a community based cross-sectional study conducted in Hossana Town southern Ethiopia
n from December to January 2004; to assess the role of currently married men age 20-64 years in
contraceptive use and fertility presences. A multistage sampling procedure was carried out to
interview 776 men in study area. A pre-tested structured questionnaire complemented with focus
group discussion was the main instrument used for data collection.
The study revealed that median age at marriage was found to be 25.9 years in the Study are.
Average number of living children in the study area was found to be 3.84, while ideal number of
children desired was 5.2 children per men. Ninety one point five percent of the study population
has heard of contraception and 79.4% of the study population knew at least one method of
contraception.
The contraceptive prevalence in Hossana Town was 47.6%. Among the non-users of family
planning 13% of respondents mentioned desired to have more children, 8.4% mentioned that
respondent opposed, followed by fear of side effects (5.4%), religious prohibition (4.5%) and
known no methods was (2.7%). Fourteen point six percent of men in the study area was
discontinued using family planning due to desire to have more children.
The most commonly mentioned reason for using contraception among current users was childspacing
by 30.7% and the second most commonly mentioned reason was child limiting by
17.5%. Thirty –seven point eight percent of men in the study area have never used family
planning methods. Fifty-nine point four percent of men in the study area have mentioned
intention to use family planning in the near future.
Knowledge about contraception, family size, discussion with wives about family planning and
fertility in the family, attitudes of respondents and their partners were found to be determinates
for contraception. Participating of men in family planning service delivery system, maximizing
access to good quality services, improving the quality of family planning services, and making
contraceptive method mix easier to obtain and use will help to meet need of many men
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Community Based Cross-Sectional Study