Women are opposed to their spouses undergoing vasectomy or using condom as methods of family planning, a study by National Council for Population Development reveals.
The 2014 National Survey on Male Involvement in Family Planning established that the only two available family planning methods for men are not popular in most communities because their spouses are opposed to their use.
The survey also disclosed that some men found the permanence and irreversibility of vasectomy unpleasant and intolerable, it is equated to castration. They think it makes them not function well, and hence lose their masculinity.
Most women also do not like their spouses to use condoms because of trust concerns. Most partners associate it with unfaithfulness.
“As women, we will fight our husbands if they come home with condoms. As a wife, if you get condoms in your husband’s pocket, you either throw them away or burn them in the fire,” the report indicates regarding adult Women in Homa Bay.
“Being married, they do not use condoms and those who do, use them for promiscuity. Personally there is no way I will tell my husband to use a condom with me,” said another woman in Nairobi County.
Family size preference was also identified as a barrier to men’s participation in family planning and reproductive health services. Some communities believe that having numerous children is a sign of wealth and financial security.
Some also felt that that family planning would result into further political marginalization on account of numbers. They argued that family planning will continue reducing their already less population yet they also want to achieve tyranny of numbers.
There's no story that cannot be told. We cover the stories that others don't want to be told, we bring you all the news you need. If you have tips, exposes or any story you need to be told bluntly and all queries write to us [email protected] also find us on Telegram
