Men's Survey

The 23-page report states that since 1990, 46 countries, 25 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa, have taken nationally representative family planning and reproductive health surveys of men. While the surveys are not representative of developing countries as a whole, they are characteristic of sub-Saharan Africa and do permit some comparisons with findings on women's attitudes and behaviour.

This report states that the new surveys find that men in sub-Saharan Africa generally know and approve of family planning. Most married men say they want to continue having children, as do most married women in sub-Saharan Africa. Still, more men than women want to continue having children, and, on average, men want larger families than married women do, according to the report. Findings on unmarried men suggest sexually active unmarried men are more likely than married men to use contraception, primarily condoms, and young unmarried men face years of potential HIV risk.

Topics include:

• Sexually active young unmarried men at risk for HIV/AIDS
• Radio and TV messages reach more men than women
• The gender gap in reporting condom use
• Contraceptive awareness and approval
• Why many men do not intend to use family planning