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Contraception

Document Type

Post-Print

Publication Date

3-2015

Subjects

Sterilization (Birth control), Contraception, Reproductive rights, Men -- Attitudes

Abstract

Objective: We examined the men’s attitudes and perceptions toward the concept of nonsurgical female permanent contraception (NSPC), or novel approaches to permanent contraception (PC) that do not require incisions or surgical equipment/hysteroscope.

Study design: Cross-sectional survey of married/partnered men in Portland, OR and rural eastern Maharashtra, India. Descriptive analysis was performed.

Results: In India (N=150), most men (80%) anticipated their partners would undergo PC in the future, compared to 30% in Portland (N=170). About a third (39.6% in India, 82% in Portland) reported being uncomfortable with PC for partners due to the need for surgery. Most men (85% in India, 82% in Portland) expressed a preference for a hypothetical new method of female NSPC over surgery, if safe and effective.

Conclusion: Most men sampled in two diverse settings expressed interest in NSPC for women.

Implications: Men’s perceptions of new female contraceptive methods are important to the contraceptive development process. Men may find a safe and effective nonsurgical method of permanent female contraception more acceptable than surgical PC.

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© 2015 This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

This is the authors accepted manuscript of an article subsequently published by Elsevier. The definitive version can be found at the publishers website.

DOI

10.1016/j.contraception.2015.03.006

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16409

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