ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019
Assessing the Acceptability of Vasectomy as a Family Planning Option: A Qualitative Study with Men in the Kingdom of Eswatini.
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- Barriers to the participation of men in reproductive health care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Understanding Sociocultural Factors Shaping Married Men's Vasectomy Decisions: A Qualitative Study in Bihar.Cureus · 2026Article
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- Male Involvement in Family Planning Decisions in Malawi and Tanzania: What Are the Determinants?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Facilitators and barriers associated with breastfeeding among mothers attending primary healthcare facilities in Mpumalanga, South Africa.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
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- Getting Intentional about Intention to Use: A Scoping Review of Person-Centered Measures of Demand.Studies in family planning · 2022Article
- Men's Knowledge of Vasectomy and Its Associated Factors in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Open access journal of contraception · 2021Article
- Intention to use vasectomy and its associated factors among married men in Debre Tabor Town, North West Ethiopia, 2019.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
The uptake of vasectomy in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa is low. In Eswatini, a kingdom with strong patriarchal norms, the use of vasectomy is at 0.3%. This is despite great efforts to introduce vasectomy and involve men in reproductive health. This study explored the views of men about the acceptability of vasectomy and their willingness to adopt vasectomy as a family planning option. Focus group discussions were conducted with adult men recruited from health facilities located in rural, semi urban, and urban areas in two of the regions of Eswatini. A thematic approach was used to analyze the data. The acceptability of and intention to use vasectomy as a family planning option was very low. Cultural beliefs, societal norms, lack of knowledge about the procedure for vasectomy, and misconceptions influenced the acceptability of vasectomy greatly. The participants could not grasp the concept of a family planning method that is as permanent as vasectomy. However, the decisions to accept or reject vasectomy were influenced by their misconceptions and fears about vasectomy and were not based on facts. To address the need to involve men in reproductive health and improve the acceptability and adoption of vasectomy, planning should be conducted with them and informed by their understanding of their needs.
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