Promoting male involvement in family planning in Vietnam and India
HealthBridge experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12552102 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa MacDonald (Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, corresponding author), Lori Jones (0000-0002-1668-4246), P J Thomas, Phaeba Thomas, Le Thi Thu (0000-0003-0629-2828), Sian Fitzgerald, Debra Efroymson |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-45 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender & Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1355-2074 • E-ISSN: 1364-9221 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13552074.2013.767498 |
| OpenAlex | W2090322281 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
In many developing countries, gender inequality contributes to the continued problem of unwanted pregnancies and unmet contraception needs. The majority of family planning programmes in Asia target only women; however, women's lack of decision-making power, even with regard to their own health, hinders their ability to practise family planning. This article describes successes and lessons learned in India and Vietnam from a HealthBridge programme which facilitated male involvement in reproductive health, particularly in family planning and in the use of male-centred contraception. The experience shows that, given the right role models and enabling environments, men are willing to be more fully and positively engaged in reproductive health matters
Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family planning · Inequality · Political science · Population · Reproductive health · Research methodology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |