Men cold on family planning<\/p>\n
MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The participation of Indonesian
\nmen in family planning programs is very low, accounting for just
\nthree percent (or 750,000) of the 25 million registered
\nparticipants, an official said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Imam Haryadi, a deputy chairman of the National Family
\nPlanning Coordinating Body (BKKBN), said that the low level of
\nparticipation was due to the limited choice of contraceptives.<\/p>\n
The most common contraceptive methods used by Indonesian men
\nare condoms (0.7 percent), vasectomy (0.4 percent), coitus
\ninteruptus (or ejaculation outside the vagina, 0.8 percent) and
\nmasturbation (1.1 percent), BKKBN statistics shows.<\/p>\n
The level of participation is the lowest among four countries
\nthat have a majority Muslim population, Pakistan (5.2 percent),
\nBangladesh (13.9 percent) and Malaysia (16.8 percent).<\/p>\n
Another major cause for the low participation of men is the
\nmisperception that family planning and reproductive health are
\nchiefly women's affairs.<\/p>\n
In more conservative areas, open discussion on reproductive
\nhealth is still considered taboo for religious and customary
\nreasons, Imam added. --Antara<\/p>",
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