Population Reports' Q&As

Men's Surveys: New Findings

Contraceptive Use

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

In 32 of the 46 countries most married men who use contraception rely on modern methods, particularly oral contraceptives (OCs), male condoms, injectables, and female sterilization. Reported use of male sterilization is highest in Nepal, at 7%. In all other surveyed countries 2% or less of men report using male sterilization.

In 14 countries, men's use of the two traditional methods-periodic abstinence and withdrawal-is as high or higher than use of modern methods. Eleven of these 14 are in sub-Saharan Africa; the others are Albania, Bolivia, and Romania (see Table 1).

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