男性参与计划生育：城市西非信仰领袖的作用。
Male engagement in family planning: the role of faith leaders in urban West Africa.
机构信息
Athena Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, the Netherlands.
Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
出版信息
J Public Health (Oxf). 2023 Nov 29;45(4):1056-1059. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdad112.
Sustainable Development Goal 3 aims to improve access to modern contraceptives and inform and educate people on family planning (FP). However, contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in West Africa is low at approximately 20%. One related factor is the limited engagement of males in FP decision-making. Addressing this issue requires a multiplicity of approaches, including the engagement of faith leaders. Faith leaders are often trusted by their congregants and could be an avenue to promoting male involvement in FP. In this report, we discuss the role of faith leaders in two West African countries, Nigeria and Ghana. We conducted 11 in-depth interviews with faith leaders in Nigeria and Ghana. Our exploratory findings indicate that faith leaders seem to have adequate knowledge and a positive perspective on male engagement and FP. In addition, the relationship of trust faith leaders maintain with their congregants is valuable in educating or counselling congregants on male engagement and FP.
可持续发展目标 3 旨在改善现代避孕药具的获取渠道，并为人们提供计划生育（FP）方面的信息和教育。然而，西非育龄妇女的避孕药具使用率较低，约为 20%。一个相关因素是男性在 FP 决策中的参与度有限。解决这个问题需要多种方法，包括让信仰领袖参与进来。信仰领袖通常受到他们的信徒的信任，因此可以成为促进男性参与 FP 的途径。在本报告中，我们讨论了在两个西非国家，即尼日利亚和加纳，信仰领袖的作用。我们在尼日利亚和加纳进行了 11 次深入的信仰领袖访谈。我们的探索性发现表明，信仰领袖似乎对男性参与和 FP 有足够的了解和积极的看法。此外，信仰领袖与他们的信徒之间保持的信任关系，对于在男性参与和 FP 方面对信徒进行教育或咨询非常有价值。
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