MEN’S PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY PLANNING: WHAT DO THE WOMEN THINK?

Authors

  • Rachel Cruz Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira-IMIP
  • Ana Cláudia Brito de Morais
  • Sarah de Lima Pinto Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA
  • Ludwig Tenório Cruz Gomes Amorim Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde-FPS.
  • Karla Jimena de Araújo Jesus Sampaio Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i4.37086

Keywords:

Family planning, Perception, Gender.

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This is descriptive research with a qualitative
approach, which aimed to investigate women’s perception
regarding male participation in family planning. Interviews
were held with 20 women in February – July 2012, in a
center of excellence in reproductive care, in the state of
Ceará. Two categories emerged from the accounts: The
partner’s contribution in contraception and What do
women think regarding the man’s participation in family
planning? The women perceive the men’s participation as
insufficient, and believe that a more effective contribution
would include the partners accompanying them to
the consultations. They recognize this contribution as
important, but some show acceptance in relation to the
man’s absence, and do not demand this involvement.
In making their selections on their own, and taking
responsibility for the contraception, the women absolve
the partners from an attribution which is of both,
reinforcing the socially constructed and – consciously or
unconsciously – accepted idea that it is they who are given
responsibility for reproductive matters.

Author Biographies

Rachel Cruz, Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira-IMIP

Enfermeira, Doutoranda em Saúde Materno Infantil pelo Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira-IMIP.

Ana Cláudia Brito de Morais

Enfermeira, Especialista em Saúde da Família pela Faculdade de Juazeiro do Norte (FJN), Integrante do Grupo de Pesquisa em Saúde Coletiva (GRUPESC) da Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA, Crato, CE, Brasil.

Sarah de Lima Pinto, Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA

Enfermeira, Mestre em Desenvolvimento Regional Sustentável pela Universidade Federal do Ceará-UFC, Professora adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem da URCA, Crato, CE, Brasil.

Ludwig Tenório Cruz Gomes Amorim, Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde-FPS.

Acadêmico de medicina da Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde-FPS, Recife, PE, Brasil.

Karla Jimena de Araújo Jesus Sampaio, Universidade Regional do Cariri-URCA.

Enfermeira, Doutora em Saúde Coletiva pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, Professora adjunta do Departamento de Enfermagem da URCA, Crato, CE, Brasil.

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Published

2014-12-19

How to Cite

Cruz, R., de Morais, A. C. B., Pinto, S. de L., Amorim, L. T. C. G., & Sampaio, K. J. de A. J. (2014). MEN’S PARTICIPATION IN FAMILY PLANNING: WHAT DO THE WOMEN THINK?. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(4). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i4.37086

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Research

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