The Impact Of Male Involvement In Family Planning A Case Study In Yeka Sub-city Addis Ababa

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This study assessed the impact of male involvement in family planning by taking Yeka sub-city asrna case study, which is found to be the least in contraceptive usage form the 10 sub-cites found inrnAddis Ababa. The study used both qualitative and quantitative data and to gather the requiredrninformation used semi-structured interview with key informants, structured questionnaire torncollect information from married individuals living in the sub-city, and a focus group discussionrnheld with women who use FP program in Kotebe health center. The study used simple randomrnsampling to select the individuals included in the study. From the three health centers found in thisrnsub-city, kebeles with the largest number of clients coming to those Hes for contraceptive selectedrnto take the samples. To analyze and interpret the data Micro-Soft Excel used to arrange the data.rnThe qualitative data decoded and incorporated in the analysis to draw inference.rnThe study disclose that men involvement could have a multiple advantage in promoting sharedrnreproductive decision making such as contraceptive usage, fertility desire and intention, as wellrnmutual responsibility in house chores and child caring. The finding indicate that men involvementrnplay important role in the use of contraceptive, a lot has to be done related to ferti lity relatedrnattitudes and behaviours and for effective provision of family planning. Also found out men arernconsidered to be beyond the scope of family planning programmes; the reason include the notionsrnthat reproduction is primarily a women's issue and that men usually do not take responsibility forrnreproductive health and family planning. The study suggests that a need to design a programrnwhich involves men to meet their needs and to change their attitudes towards RH/FP issuesrnmotivate them to be partners.

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The Impact Of Male Involvement In Family Planning A Case Study In Yeka Sub-city Addis Ababa

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