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HIGHLIGHTSPopulation Reports is published by the Population Information Program, Center for Communication Programs, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, Maryland 21202-4012, USA
July, 1994 |
Encouraging Men's Cooperation Women's situation will improve faster if men help. Protecting reproductive health particularly requires commitment from both men and women. While a woman can control her fertility without a man's cooperation—and many do—men's understanding and help make contraception and family planning easier and widen the choice of methods that a couple can use. Also, to prevent sexually transmitted disease, a woman must have the cooperation of her male sexual partner, who must remain faithful to her or use condoms. What can family planning and reproductive health programs do to encourage men's cooperation? |