Translationale Medizin
Offener Zugang
ISSN: 2161-1025
ISSN: 2161-1025
Kaleab Tesfaye Tegegne*, Biresaw Walle, Mekibib Kassa Tessema, Eleni Tesfaye Tegegne
Background: Men are primary and dominant decision makers in all family matters including fertility and family planning an option, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Exploring role of men in family planning has program implication and deserves attention.
Objective: To asses knowledge and attitude of married men towards modern contraceptives in Awetu Mendera Kebele, Jimma town, Jimma zone, South West Ethiopia.
Methods: Community based cross sectional study was conducted from 15-30 April, 2022 to assess knowledge and attitude of married men towards modern contraceptives and systematic random sampling technique was used. Data collection tools were adapted after review of relevant literature and data were collected by 3 data collectors through face to face interview method using structured questionnaires. Data was edited and entered into a computer and analyzed. Using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for version 16.0, data analyses were carried out and statistical significance was declared at P<0.05.
Result: From the total of 333 study population, majority were found in the age of 20-24 which 120 (36%). This study revealed from the total of study population majority them want to have greater than three (>3) children which account 82% is followed by to have two children which 12%.
Conclusion: This study shows that majority of the respondent wants to have greater than 3 children and decided by her husband. The main problem identified were not use of family planning, unsporting of husband in using family planning, lack of wife discuss with their partner, opposition from husband to use family planning and religion against use of family planning.