Sexual behaviour of Rhodesian Africans

1972 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. B. Symington
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Supine Position ◽  
Venereal Disease ◽  
Average Frequency ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Plant Origin ◽  
Political Beliefs ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Opportune Time ◽  
Widespread Availability

A survey of sexual habits was conducted among Africans living in and around the Salisbury area of Rhodesia. With the exception of a high rate of venereal disease (overall occurrence 22%) the general health of the interviewees was good. Of men interviewed, 63% had heard of family planning but only 25% completely favoured its practice. Reasons against family planning included cost, religious or political beliefs and unwillingness to interfere with nature. The most commonly used contraceptive method was the pill.Among married men, average frequency of intercourse was 2·1 times daily. Bachelors reported this parameter in terms of frequency per ‘date’ (2·8). The interval between dates varied from 2 to 9 days. Of married men, 90% had intercourse at night whereas the majority of bachelors had intercourse at an opportune time. Among married men, 22% had regular extra-marital intercourse.Mean age of men at first intercourse was 18·0 years and that of their partner 16·8 years. Seventy-six per cent of men reported that intercourse normally lasted less than 5 min, and 57% always experienced orgasm during intercourse. The most favoured method for intercourse (66%) was the male superior-female supine position. Twice as many married men either used or had used aphrodisiacs as had bachelors (23%). Despite the widespread availability of beetles which contain twice as much cantharides as do Spanish fly, the most commonly used aphrodisiacs were of plant origin.

scholarly journals Male Involvement in Family Planning: Challenges and Way Forward

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ademola Adelekan ◽  
Philomena Omoregie ◽  
Elizabeth Edoni
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Male Involvement ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Public Health Officials

Public health officials have advocated the involvement of men as a strategy for addressing the dismal performance of family planning (FP) programmes. This study was therefore designed to explore the challenges and determine way forward to male involvement in FP in Olorunda Local Government Area, Osogbo, Nigeria. This cross-sectional study involved the use of a four-stage sampling technique to select 500 married men and interviewed them using semistructured questionnaire. In addition, four focus group discussions (FGDs) were also conducted. Mean age of respondents was 28.5 ± 10.3 years. Some (37.9%) of the respondents’ spouse had ever used FP and out of which 19.0% were currently using FP. Only 4.8% of the respondents had ever been involved in FP. Identified barriers to male involvement included the perception that FP is woman’s activity and was not their custom to participate in FP programme. More than half of the FGD discussants were of the view that men should provide their wives with transport fare and other resources they may need for FP. The majority of the respondents had never been involved in family planning with their wives. Community sensitization programmes aimed at improving male involvement in FP should be provided by government and nongovernmental agencies.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Health Education Family Planning Guidelines on Health Beliefs and Behaviours Regarding Family Planning Methods Among Married Men in Myanmar

Jurnal NERS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Zay Yar Tun ◽  
Tintin Sukartini
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
Family Planning Methods

Introduction: Males are the most important members and care-takers of the family, but they are considered to be uncooperative when it comes to the usage of family planning methods. Traditionally, family planning programs have focused primarily on women, and most of the methods are designed for women considering that it is the women who become pregnant and it is easy to deliver reproductive health services as part of maternal and child health programs. The main objective of this study was to study the effectiveness of Health Education (HE) Family Planning Guidelines on Health Belief and Behaviours regarding family planning methods among married men Methods: A quasi-experimental study design was used to compare the results of the effectiveness of health education on the health beliefs and behaviours regarding family planning methods among married men. Mann-Whitney test and Manova test were used to analyse the data. Results:  It was found that there was a difference of health belief with p= 0.038, knowledge with p= 0.000 and attitude with p= 0.000 between the treatment and control group. Conclusions: There was an impact on the improvement of health belief and behaviours regarding family planning methods in the study group which was significantly improved after intervention. As the predetermined hypothesis, a difference was found between the knowledge, attitude and health beliefs of the married men who received health education and those who did not receive health education.

Men, the Missing Link in Gender-equitable Family Planning

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuhika Seth ◽  
Sharmishtha Nanda ◽  
Aishwarya Sahay ◽  
Ravi Verma ◽  
Pranita Achyut
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Male Engagement ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Couple Dynamics ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Study Participants

Abstract Background: Across societies, gender norms often allow men to hold key decision-making power within relationships, households and communities. This extends to almost all domains, consisting of family planning (FP) as well. FP programmes have largely engaged men as clients and rarely as equal partners or influencers although across lower and middle income countries (LMICs), and especially in South Asia, men hold key decision-making power on the domain of family planning. The objective of this article is to explore couple dynamics through the lens of spousal communication and decision-making and unpacking male engagement and spousal dynamics in family planning.Methods: This review presents a synthesis of evidence from two peer-reviewed databases, PubMed and Jstor, and and insights from programmatic documents to shed light on gender equitable engagement of young married men in family planning. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for both these databases was set and search strategies were finalized. This was followed by title and abstract screening, data extraction, synthesis and analysis.Results: Study participants included unmarried men (16%, n= 8), married men (19%, n= 9), married women (19%, n=9), married couples (25%, n =12) or more than two respondent categories (21%, n= 10). Almost three-fourth (71%, n=34) of the studies selected had FP as the primary area of inquiry. Other prominent thematics on which the studies reported were around norms (n=9, 16%), couple dynamics and intimacies (n=12, 22%).Conclusion: The evidence presented provides sufficient impetus to expand on gender-equitable male engagement, viewing men as equal and supportive partners for informed, equitable and collaborative contraceptive uptake and FP choices by couples.

scholarly journals Assessment of Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis molecular diagnosis using clinical samples of bulls

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Filipa Silva ◽  
Ana Duarte ◽  
Gonçalo Pereira ◽  
Luísa Mateus ◽  
Luís Lopes-da-Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
False Positive ◽  
Bacterial Species ◽  
Venereal Disease ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Campylobacter Fetus ◽  
Subspecies Level ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Pcr Assays ◽  
Positive Results

Abstract Background Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis (Cfv) is the pathogen responsible for Bovine Genital Campylobacteriosis (BGC), a venereal disease of cattle associated with impaired reproductive performance. Although several PCR assays were developed to identify this pathogen, most of them are still poorly evaluated in clinical samples. This study evaluated real-time PCR assays for Cfv detection in preputial samples of bulls (n = 308). Results The detection at the subspecies level (Cfv) compared four assays: two targeting ISCfe1 and two targeting parA gene. The detection at the species level (C. fetus) considered an assay targeting the nahE gene and a commercial kit for C. fetus identification. At the subspecies level, assays directed either to different targets (parA and ISCfe1), or to the same target (ISCfe1 or parA), showed a high percentage of disagreeing results. All samples positive at the subspecies level (n = 169) were negative in C. fetus detection assays, which strongly suggests the horizontal gene transfer of ISCfe1 and parA to other bacterial species. This was confirmed by microbiological isolation of three Campylobacter portucalensis strains responsible for false positive results. Sequences with a high level of identity with ISCfe1 and parA gene of Cfv were identified in C. portucalensis genome. Conclusions Overall, this study reveals that PCR assays solely directed to a subspecies target originate a high rate of false positive results, due to the presence of parA and ISCfe1 homologous sequences in other bacterial species, namely of the genus Campylobacter. Although the specificity of these methods may be higher if applied to bulls from herds with clinical features of BGC or in other geographical regions, current PCR diagnosis should couple subspecies and species targets, and further research must be envisaged to identify Cfv specific molecular targets.

scholarly journals Keikutsertaan Pria dalam Program Keluarga Berencana di Indonesia

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Musafaah Musafaah
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contact Information ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Mass Media Exposure

Pria telah mengikuti program keluarga berencana (KB) sejak dahulu. Metode pantang berkala dan kondom telah dikenal berabad-abad lalu, tetapi sejak ditemukan kontrasepsi wanita, program KB pada pria seakan diabaikan. Keikutsertaan pria dalam ber-KB masih sangat rendah jika dibandingkan dengan Bangladesh, Pakistan, dan Nepal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis keikutsertaan pria dalam ber-KB meliputi keterpaparan media massa dan kontak informasi KB melalui media massa. Penelitian ini menggunakan data Survei Demografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia (SDKI) tahun 2007 dengan pendekatan cross sectional terhadap 6.013 pria menikah usia 15 – 54 tahun. Teknik pengambilan sampel yangdigunakan adalah two stage sampling. Analisis data menggunakan chi square dan regresi logistik. Penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pria yang terpapar dengan media massa memiliki kecenderungan 2,12 kali lebih besar untuk ber-KB daripada pria yang kurang terpapar dengan media massa.Selain itu, penelitian juga menunjukkan bahwa pria yang kontak informasi KB melalui media massa memiliki kecenderungan 2,21 kali lebih besar untuk ber-KB daripada pria yang tidak kontak informasi KB melalui media massa. Penelitian ini menunjukkan pria memiliki kecenderungan terbesar untuk ber-KB apabila pria terpapar media massa dan mendapatkan informasi KB melalui media massa dengan OR yang terbesar = 2,77.Kata kunci: keikutsertaan pria, keluarga berencana, media massaAbstractMen already used contraception with withdrawal and condom which had known centuries ago. Since contraception for women was found, men family planning program was likely ignored. The involving of men in family planning in Indonesia is still lower than Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. The objective of this study is to analyze the credencial factor of men participation in family planning through mass media exposure and contact information. This study used Indonesia Demografic and Health Survey (IDHS) 2007 data used cross-sectional study and 6.013 married men aged 15 – 54 years old as participants. Sampling method used is two stage sampling. Data wasanalyzed by chi square and logistic regression. The research showed that men who were exposed mass media 2,12 times more involved in family planning than men who were not exposed mass media and men who were contact information in family planning through mass media 2,21 times moreparticipating in family planning than men who were not. The result showed that men have the highest possibility to participate in family planning if exposed by mass media and contacted to family planning information through mass media with biggest OR = 2,77.Keywords: The involvement of men, family planning, mass media

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