title: Do knowledge and cultural perceptions of modern female contraceptives predict male involvement in Ayete, Nigeria?
abstract: Male involvement is crucial to female contraceptive use. This study examined how male knowledge and cultural perceptions of modern female contraceptives influence involvement in contraceptive use. A cross-sectional survey of 389 men from Ayete, Nigeria was used to regress a continuous male involvement score on demographic variables, knowledge of at least one method of modern female contraception and a scored male perception variable using Ordinary Least Squares regression. Controlling for perception, the knowledge of at least one method of modern female contraception was not significantly associated with a change in male involvement (p=0.264). Increasing positive perception was associated with higher male involvement scores (p=0.001). Higher educated males, those with a current desire to have children and males whose partners were currently using a method had greater male involvement scores (p<0.05). Policy and intervention efforts should be focused on changing cultural perceptions, in addition to providing in-depth knowledge of contraceptive methods.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sanusi
authors: Oluwaseun O
authors: OO
authors: Akinyemi
authors: Oghemetega O
authors: OO
authors: Onoviran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003267:Contraception / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003469:Culture; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009549:Nigeria; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception
chemical_list: D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female