Factores asociados a la participación de los hombres en la planificación familiar en estudiantes de una IED de la ciudad de Barranquilla

Abstract

In the global context, it has been found that men's participation in the reproductive health and family planning processes is poor, which is attributes on the one hand to the fact that family planning services for a long time were considered as part of maternal care programs focusing their attention on women, and on the other hand to the lack of availability and variety of effective male contraceptive methods, so that men have had fewer opportunities to receive guidance and information and to modify their actions with respect to family planning. (1) The lack of inclusion of men in reproductive health programmes has led to the led to a gap in the understanding and commitment of both members of the the couple in family planning. In addition, the deep-rooted cultural perception of that responsibility lies solely with women has hindered the Men's participation in this aspect.