Editor-in-Chief, Global Health: Science and Practice, Washington, DC, USA.
Senior Medical Advisor, IntraHealth International, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Glob Health Sci Pract. 2016 Dec 28;4(4):514-517. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00355. Print 2016 Dec 23.
Vasectomy use is plagued by low demand among men. Nevertheless, its compelling advantages make substantial investment worthwhile. On the supply side, a priority is to actively link vasectomy with service delivery approaches for the other highly effective long-acting and permanent clinical methods. Robust demand generation should include messaging specific to vasectomy, but should also draw on broader social and behavior change communication efforts increasingly aimed at engaging men in family planning.
输精管结扎术的使用受到男性需求低的困扰。然而，其引人注目的优势使得大量投资是值得的。在供应方面，当务之急是积极将输精管结扎术与其他高效长效且永久的临床方法的服务提供方法联系起来。强有力的需求产生应该包括专门针对输精管结扎术的信息传递，但也应该借鉴日益针对男性参与计划生育的更广泛的社会和行为改变传播工作。
