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Men's reproductive health services in family planning settings: a pilot study.

Author(s) -

Janice M. Swanson,

Katherine A. Forrest

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.77.11.1462

Subject(s) - family planning , ambivalence , service (business) , family medicine , medicine , health services , business , environmental health , nursing , psychology , population , marketing , social psychology , research methodology

A 1984 pilot survey of administrators of 35 agencies offering family planning services revealed that all offered counseling/educational services for males, and 89 per cent offered medical/supply services for males. Nevertheless, total utilization of these services is low. Major barriers related to the provision of services to male clients are resource limitations, inadequate training, and negative or ambivalent staff attitudes; these factors may contribute to the discrepancy between service offering and utilization.

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