Asia Aziz, Aslam Mahmood Malik, Ijaz Ahmad Shah Bukhari, Abdur Rehman Tahir.
Male contraception; knowledge, attitude and practice among male population of Hansra Basti Bahawalpur.
Professional Med J Jan ;20(4):591-4.

Objective: To determine the knowledge and practice regarding male contraceptive methods among married male population of Hansra basti Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Material and methods: This observational (Descriptive) cross sectional study was carried out at Hansra Basti Bahawalpur from May 2011, to June 2011. A total of 100 married males were selected by simple random sampling. Data was collected by pre-designed, pre-tested, questionnaire to collect the information from study population. An interview was conducted at respondents' house in local language. Privacy was ensured. Results: About 82% have knowledge about any of the male contraceptive methods and out of those 18% were practicing any one of the family planning methods. Condom (Barrier) was most used method (77.7%) followed by the traditional methods i.e abstinence (27.7%) and coitus interrupts (11.11%) where as result regarding vasectomy was nil. Source of knowledge mainly was media (44%) followed by through health professional (30%), wife (25%) and friends (21%). Conclusion: In present setting men have good knowledge of male contraceptive methods. However very small number is practicing the contraceptive measures.

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