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E A Mwageni1, A Ankomah, R A Powell.
Abstract
Family planning programmes in Tanzania date back to the 1950s. By the early 1990s, however, only 5-10% of women of childbearing age used contraceptives in the country. Low contraceptive prevalence in Tanzania is reportedly attributable to men's opposition to family planning. This paper employs focus groups to explore the role of Tanzanian men in family planning. More specifically, it presents a rural-urban comparison of the attitudes of men in Mbeya region, Tanzania, to family size preference, sex composition, partners' communication on family planning matters and contraceptive behavior. Findings indicate that men express positive attitudes towards fertility-regulating methods. There is, moreover, little rural-urban variation in male attitudes towards family planning in the study area. Possible reasons for this normative convergence (including structural similarities and rural-urban migration between the two communities) are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Attitude--men; Behavior; Comparative Studies; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage--men; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; Economic Factors; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning--men; Fertility; Fertility Preferences--men; Interpersonal Relations; Needs; Partner Communication; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Research Report; Rural Population--men; Sex Preference; Studies; Tanzania; Urban Population--men; Value Orientation
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9746836 DOI： 10.1017/s0021932098003812
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Biosoc Sci ISSN： 0021-9320