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Men's Surveys: New Findings

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FOCUS ON MEN

1. To what extent have reproductive health surveys covered men?


2. Why has the number of men's surveys increased?


3. Why are there fewer surveys of men than of women?


4. Who is included in men's surveys?


5. What topics are covered in men's surveys?

CONTRACEPTIVE USE

1. What percent of married men currently use contraception?


2. Do married men rely more on modern contraceptive methods or traditional ones?


3. Has contraceptive use among married men increased in recent years?


4. To what extent do unmarried sexually active men of reproductive age use contraception?


5. Why is condom use higher among unmarried sexually active men than among married men?


6. How do men's and women's contraceptive use reports compare?


7. Why do discrepancies persist in reported contraceptive use between monogamous husbands and wives who are faithful to each other?


8. Does men's level of schooling affect their contraceptive use?


9. Is contraceptive use higher among urban or rural men?


10. How does men's age affect their contraceptive use?


11. How does the number of children that men have affect their contraceptive use?


12. To what extent do men not currently using contraception intend to use it in the future?

CONTRACEPTIVE AWARENESS AND APPROVAL

1. How many men have heard of a contraceptive method?


2. Which contraceptive methods are men aware of?


3. How does men's and women's awareness of contraceptive methods differ?


4. How do men hear about family planning?
5. Do men find family planning messages in the mass media acceptable?


6. Has the reach of family planning messages in the mass media grown in recent years?


7. Do married men discuss family planning with their wives?


8. Do men approve of family planning?

FERTILITY PREFERENCES

1. Do most men and women want to have more children, or to stop having children?


2. How many children do men want, on average?


3. Do men or women have higher ideal family sizes?

YOUNG MEN

1. What percent of young unmarried men are sexually active?


2. Are unmarried young men or young women more likely to be sexually active?


3. How long do men typically wait from the time of their first sexual intercourse until they first marry?


4. Do sexually active unmarried men protect themselves and their partners against STIs or unintended pregnancies?

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