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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedStorck KE, Gawron LM, Sanders JN
"I just had to pay the money and be supportive": a qualitative exploration of the male-partner role in contraceptive decision-making in Salt Lake City, Utah family planning clinics.
This study explored in contraceptive decision-making using interviews with 30 male-female cis-hetero couples in Salt Lake City. The participants were stratified by sex assigned at birth and current contraceptive method and either long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) vs non-LARC users. Men and women both indicated a strong desire to prevent pregnancy, and felt that men’s actual contributions to decision-making were limited. To many couples, ideal partner support centered around emotional, financial, and logistical support options and placed high importance on interpersonal communication. The decision to use a LARC method did not influence sentiments around male-partner involvement or stated desire for partner involvement.
AHRQ-funded; HS027220.
Citation: Storck KE, Gawron LM, Sanders JN .
"I just had to pay the money and be supportive": a qualitative exploration of the male-partner role in contraceptive decision-making in Salt Lake City, Utah family planning clinics.
Contraception 2022 Sep;113:78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.04.005..
Keywords: Sexual Health, Shared Decision Making
Spees LP, ledikwe JH, Kleinman NJ
Immediate motivators to seeking voluntary medical male circumcision among HIV-negative adult men in an urban setting in Botswana.
The goal of this study was to identify subpopulations of Botswanan men with high levels of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) uptake. An observational cohort of men presenting for circumcision services at two high-volume clinics in Gabo-rone, Botswana's capital, were compared with a matched, population-based random sample of uncircumcised men with regard to factors that played a role in the men's decision to seek VMMC services. The results indicate that married men and highly educated men are more likely to undergo circumcision for personal hygiene reasons. The authors conclude that these findings have implications for activities designed to increase VMMC uptake in Botswana and reduce HIV acquisition risk in men.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Spees LP, ledikwe JH, Kleinman NJ .
Immediate motivators to seeking voluntary medical male circumcision among HIV-negative adult men in an urban setting in Botswana.
AIDS Educ Prev 2019 Apr;31(2):136-51. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2019.31.2.136..
Keywords: Shared Decision Making, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Men's Health, Urban Health, Sexual Health