| Autor: |
Audu BM; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Federal Medical Centre, Gombe, Gombe State, Nigeria. bmak190@yahoo.com, El-Nafaty AU, Bako BG, Melah GS, Mairiga AG, Kullima AA |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology [J Obstet Gynaecol] 2008 Aug; Vol. 28 (6), pp. 621-5. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/01443610802283530 |
| Abstrakt: |
This study was aimed at finding the attitude of Nigerian women to contraceptive use by their male partners. A total of 417 women received the questionnaire; 71% of these were sexually active and 34.8% were not aware of any male contraceptive method. Only 1.7% reported regular use of condoms by their spouses, however this was significantly higher if the women were better educated. Most of the women had a positive attitude to contraceptive use by their spouses, as 54% (225/417) of them showed preference to male dependant contraceptives in their relationship. However, only 32.3% (135/417) of the women had ever-requested their spouse to use a condom and in just 18.5% (25/135) was such a request regularly complied with. Significantly more Muslim women prefer their partners to use a contraceptive rather than themselves (p = 0.001), but the condom usage by their spouses is significantly lower than their Christian counterparts (p = 0.000). There is a need to offer counselling on male contraceptives to both genders so that they can make an informed choice, especially with the dual protection offered by the use of condoms. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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