If the Woman Doesn't Prevent, You Will Become Pregnant”
Exploring Male Involvement in Contraceptive Use Preceding Unplanned Pregnancy in Sierra Leone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10795297 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristen E Mclean (0000-0002-3733-6953, International Studies Program College of Charleston Charleston SC 29424 USA, corresponding author), Elyse Thulin (0000-0003-1724-4258, University of Michigan), Elyse J Thulin (Department of Health Behavior & Health Education University of Michigan School of Public Health Ann Arbor MI 48109 USA) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 153-171 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sifp.12189 |
| PMID | 35238042 |
| OpenAlex | W4214907957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
Globally, millions of unintended pregnancies occur each year resulting in a host of social, economic, and health‐related problems. Improving knowledge of and access to family planning services is an effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy, and research suggests that men's involvement promotes greater contraceptive uptake. To explore this issue, we assess contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Sierra Leonean men who experienced an unplanned pregnancy. Findings indicate that men's participation in family planning was limited due to barriers including inadequate knowledge about contraception, poor access to services, and gender norms that consider family planning a woman's responsibility. As a result, men often resorted to a pattern of control that put the onus of contraceptive use on women and blamed women when they became pregnant, without considering their own role in pregnancy prevention. We suggest that family planning policies and interventions both engage men and address the barriers to their participation in reproductive health
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Fertility · Population · Pregnancy · Psychological intervention · Reproductive health · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Unintended pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Reproductive Health and Contraception
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The Sexual Acceptability of Contraception
Men's experiences of pregnancy and childbirth in Sierra Leone
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |