Lundgren Rebecka, Cachan Jeannette, Jennings Victoria
Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
World Health Popul. 2012;14(1):44-51. doi: 10.12927/whp.2013.23097.
Family planning is often regarded as the woman's responsibility, but there is growing recognition of the need to involve men in family planning programs. Since 2001, the fertility-awareness-based Standard Days Method® (SDM) has been introduced in more than 30 countries, providing a natural, effective birth control option. SDM requires the cooperation of the male partner, and its introduction created an opportunity to test innovative strategies to engage couples in family planning. Such strategies included couple counselling, outreach activities that encouraged men to participate in family planning and integration of family planning into traditionally male programs. Due to the SDM's intrinsic characteristics as a couple method, SDM providers are sensitized to the importance of exploring other critical sexual and reproductive health topics, including intimate partner violence, HIV, sexuality and partner communication. This paper presents several case studies describing how men were engaged in SDM introduction activities in four countries.
计划生育通常被视为女性的责任，但人们越来越认识到男性参与计划生育项目的必要性。自2001年以来，基于生育意识的标准日方法（SDM）已在30多个国家推行，提供了一种自然、有效的避孕选择。SDM需要男性伴侣的配合，其推行创造了一个机会来测试让夫妇参与计划生育的创新策略。这些策略包括夫妇咨询、鼓励男性参与计划生育的外展活动以及将计划生育纳入传统上针对男性的项目。由于SDM作为一种夫妇方法的内在特性，SDM服务提供者意识到探索其他关键的性与生殖健康话题的重要性，包括亲密伴侣暴力、艾滋病毒、性取向和伴侣沟通。本文介绍了几个案例研究，描述了在四个国家男性是如何参与SDM推行活动的。
