Down but not out: vasectomy is faring poorly almost everywhere—we can do better to make it a true method option

R Jacobstein, S Radloff, F Khan, K Mimno… - … Health: Science and …, 2023 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: Demand for vasectomy—1 of 2 contraceptive methods for men—has been low,
with deep-seated myths, misconceptions, and provider bias against it widespread …

Contraceptive method mix: updates and implications

JT Bertrand, J Ross, TM Sullivan, K Hardee… - … Health: Science and …, 2020 - ghspjournal.org
Context: Improving contraceptive method choice is a goal of international family planning.
Method mix—the percentage distribution of total contraceptive use across various methods …

Contraceptive use and preferences of young married women in Kerala, India

JV Thulaseedharan - Open access journal of contraception, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background As in other states of India, female sterilization is the most widely used
contraceptive method in Kerala where women have higher levels of education compared to …

Assessing the acceptability of vasectomy as a family planning option: a qualitative study with men in the Kingdom of Eswatini

P Shongwe, B Ntuli, S Madiba - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The uptake of vasectomy in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa is low. In Eswatini, a
kingdom with strong patriarchal norms, the use of vasectomy is at 0.3%. This is despite great …

Intention to use vasectomy and its associated factors among married men in Debre Tabor Town, North West Ethiopia, 2019

AD Ayele, FY Beyene, KG Wudineh, BG Kassa… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Vasectomy is one of the most effective and permanent male contraceptive
methods, and involves cutting and ligating the vas deferens to make the semen free of …

Role of financial incentives in family planning services in India: a qualitative study

K Lalchandani, A Gupta, A Srivastava… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background In an effort to encourage Family Planning (FP) adoption, since 1952, the
Government of India has been implementing various centrally sponsored schemes that offer …

'If we take the engine out, how will the car go?': beliefs, understanding and access to vasectomy services in Timor-Leste

H Henderson, HA Soares Xavier… - Culture, Health & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Vasectomy is a safe, highly effective and affordable method of permanent contraception, and
one of the few currently available contraceptive methods for men. Despite this, vasectomy …

Perception of family planning and reasons for low acceptance of NSV among married males of urban slums of Lucknow city-A community based study

S Shafi, U Mohan - Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out. Multi-stage random sampling technique
was used. In the first stage, two urban slums from each Nagar-Nigam zone was selected …

[HTML][HTML] Vasectomías en Colombia:¿ cómo adaptar los servicios de salud a las necesidades de los hombres?

SM Sánchez-Molano, LJ Forero-Martínez… - … Facultad Nacional de …, 2019 - scielo.org.co
Objetivo: Caracterizar sociodemográficamente a los hombres que se practican vasectomías
en Colombia, para generar evidencia que oriente la adaptación de los servicios de salud …

[HTML][HTML] Are evidence-based vasectomy surgical techniques performed in low-resource countries?

M Labrecque - Gates Open Research, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Research evidence published 10 to 15 years ago has shown that the type of
vasectomy surgical technique performed can influence the effectiveness and the safety of …