Population Reports' Q&As

Men's Surveys: New Findings

Contraceptive Awareness & Approval

Do married men discuss family planning with their wives?

Husbands and wives who discuss family planning together are more likely to use contraception effectively and to have fewer children (13, 22, 23, 25, 27, 38, 40, 41). In 23 of 35 countries with survey data, at least half of married men say they discussed family planning with their wives within the past year. Still, the percentage varies widely, from about 25% in Cape Verde and Senegal to over 75% in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Kenya, Malawi, Nicaragua, Peru, and Zimbabwe. In 24 countries-most in sub-Saharan Africa-most men who discussed family planning did so more than twice within the preceding year (see Table 6). In general, similar proportions of married men and women report discussing family planning.

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