University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
PeerJ. 2023 May 30;11:e15391. doi: 10.7717/peerj.15391. eCollection 2023.
Family planning (FP) is essential for improving health and achieving reproductive goals. Although men are important participants in FP decision-making within households in Nigeria, a country with one of the highest rates of maternal mortality, we know very little about their exposure to mass media FP messages.
Drawing theoretical insights from the structural influence model of health communication and using the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey ( = 13,294), and applying logistic regression analysis, we explored the factors associated with men's exposure to mass media FP messages in Nigeria.
A range of socioeconomic, locational, and demographic factors were associated with men's exposure to mass media FP messages. For example, wealthier, more educated, and employed men were more likely to be exposed to mass media FP messages than their poorer, less educated, and unemployed counterparts. In addition, compared to those in rural areas and other regions, men in urban areas as well as South East Region, were more likely to be exposed to mass media FP messages. Finally, younger men and those who belong to the traditional religion were less likely to be exposed to mass media FP messages, compared to their older and Christian counterparts.
Based on these findings, we discuss implications and recommendations for policymakers as well as directions for future research.
计划生育对于改善健康和实现生殖目标至关重要。尽管在尼日利亚这样一个孕产妇死亡率最高的国家之一，男性是家庭计划生育决策的重要参与者，但我们对他们接触大众媒体计划生育信息的情况知之甚少。
本研究从健康传播的结构影响模型中汲取理论见解，利用 2018 年尼日利亚人口与健康调查（n=13294），并应用逻辑回归分析，探讨了与尼日利亚男性接触大众媒体计划生育信息相关的因素。
一系列社会经济、地理位置和人口统计学因素与男性接触大众媒体计划生育信息有关。例如，与较贫穷、教育程度较低和失业的男性相比，较富裕、受教育程度较高和就业的男性更有可能接触大众媒体计划生育信息。此外，与农村地区和其他地区的男性相比，城市地区和东南部地区的男性更有可能接触大众媒体计划生育信息。最后，与年龄较大和基督教男性相比，年龄较小和属于传统宗教的男性接触大众媒体计划生育信息的可能性较小。
基于这些发现，我们讨论了对政策制定者的影响和建议，以及未来研究的方向。
