Exploring Cultural Hindrances: A Thorough Examination of Men's Views on Family Planning, Decision-Making Authority, and Use of Contraception

Abstract

The wellbeing of individuals and families is dependent on family planning, which is also necessary to promote reproductive health. Although women's viewpoints and experiences have received a lot of attention in the field of family planning, whereas men's views and perceptions have often been overlooked. The purpose of this study is to learn more about men's perceptions of family planning and its impact on reproductive health outcomes. In order to obtain more specific information, the study employs a qualitative research approach and conducts in-depth interviews with men for data collection. In order to capture a wide range of viewpoints and experiences about family planning, the research participants are drawn from a variety of different age groups, socio-economic backgrounds, and cultural settings. The results of the study show that a significant number of males think that different cultural barriers, like financial constraints, less awareness, religious limitations are leading causative barriers of family planning. However, findings of the study also revealed that men’s perceptions and practices about the utility of contraception heavily depends on family setup. Hence, a split among men was observed regarding these methods in religious families. Some males were against such practices while others preferred these practices because of its effectiveness to control birth rate and securing well-being of the individuals.