Research Article

Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill

Volume: 14 Number: 4 December 20, 2020
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Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill

Abstract

The present study aims to determine the Turkish men’s knowledge level on family planning and contraceptive methods, contraception preferences, and their attitudes towards male contraceptive pills, which is not one of the contraceptive methods used in our country, among 18+-year-old men, who applied to family health center polyclinic. In this prospective study, a questionnaire consisting of 19 questions was conducted to 527 men over the age of 18. It was observed that 86.3% of the participants (53.8% of men, 32.8% of women and 13.4% of both genders) used contraceptive methods. The most commonly used contraceptive methods among men are as follows; condoms (57.8%), coitus interruptus (40.4%) and other methods (1.8%). Among the reasons for not wanting to use; the rate of side effects was 53.7%, the ease and success rate of other methods was 16.2%, the difficulty of use was 13.6%, and the rate of other reasons was 16.5%. There was a statistically significant relationship between educational status, use of the contraceptive method, and status of knowing that there is a male contraceptive pill (p=0.0001, p=0.0001). Male contraceptive pills can be an important option in family planning if Turkish men, who are concerned about the side effects of the contraceptive pill, are provided with the necessary information, and also have easy access to male contraceptive pills.

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Supporting Institution

Yok

Thanks

We’d like to thank Dr.Şirin Küçük, and Halime Kılıç for their contributions to the present study

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 20, 2020

Submission Date

July 2, 2020

Acceptance Date

September 10, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 14 Number: 4

APA
Küçük, İ. G., Eser, U., Çevik, M., Gümüştakım, R., & Öngel, K. (2020). Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 14(4), 613-620. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.762554
AMA
1.Küçük İG, Eser U, Çevik M, Gümüştakım R, Öngel K. Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill. TJFMPC. 2020;14(4):613-620. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.762554
Chicago
Küçük, İzzet Göker, Utku Eser, Murat Çevik, Raziye Gümüştakım, and Kurtuluş Öngel. 2020. “Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14 (4): 613-20. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.762554.
EndNote
Küçük İG, Eser U, Çevik M, Gümüştakım R, Öngel K (December 1, 2020) Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14 4 613–620.
IEEE
[1]İ. G. Küçük, U. Eser, M. Çevik, R. Gümüştakım, and K. Öngel, “Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill”, TJFMPC, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 613–620, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.21763/tjfmpc.762554.
ISNAD
Küçük, İzzet Göker - Eser, Utku - Çevik, Murat - Gümüştakım, Raziye - Öngel, Kurtuluş. “Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 14/4 (December 1, 2020): 613-620. https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.762554.
JAMA
1.Küçük İG, Eser U, Çevik M, Gümüştakım R, Öngel K. Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill. TJFMPC. 2020;14:613–620.
MLA
Küçük, İzzet Göker, et al. “Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill”. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, vol. 14, no. 4, Dec. 2020, pp. 613-20, doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.762554.
Vancouver
1.İzzet Göker Küçük, Utku Eser, Murat Çevik, Raziye Gümüştakım, Kurtuluş Öngel. Birth Control Methods Used by Men and Their Attitudes towards the Male Birth Control Pill. TJFMPC. 2020 Dec. 1;14(4):613-20. doi:10.21763/tjfmpc.762554

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