Involvement of males in promoting reproductive health

At the international conference on Population and Development held in Cairo 1994, specific aspects of reproductive health addressed endorsed among others, were that unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and that every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion...

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Main Author: T.M.M. Maja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2007-09-01
Series:Curationis
Online Access:https://curationis.org.za/index.php/curationis/article/view/1054
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Summary:At the international conference on Population and Development held in Cairo 1994, specific aspects of reproductive health addressed endorsed among others, were that unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and that every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. This paper focused on the involvement of males in promoting reproductive health through prevention of unplanned and unwanted pregnancies. A total of 71 males (48 adults and 23 adolescents) were selected conveniently from two health care centres, North of Tshwane, Gauteng province. Structured questionnaires having open and closed questions were used for data collection.
ISSN:0379-8577
2223-6279