Male Involvement in Family Planning: Challenges and Way Forward

Table 2

Respondents’ perceptions of family planning.

Statements	Agree	Undecided	Disagree
It is only women who are promiscuous that use FP without their husband consent*	104 (20.8%)	300 (60.0%)	96 (19.2%)
Attending FP clinic is entirely the woman’s issue and not the man*	274 (54.8%)	30 (6.0%)	196 (39.2%)
Attending FP clinic with wife is a waste of time*	174 (34.8%)	182 (36.4%)	144 (28.8%)
FP is important in the area of improving the health of women	419 (83.8%)	71 (14.2%)	10 (2.0%)
Men should assist their women in getting care from a competent FP provider	391 (78.2%)	101 (20.2%)	8 (1.6%)
Husband should follow his wife to FP only when his attention is needed*	244 (48.8%)	181 (36.2%)	75 (15.0%)

∗Negative perception.