Mexican men and contraception use

Having in mind the political, social and demographic context in which massive diffusion of contraceptive methods took place since middle 70’s, this text shows how male participation was marginalized from medical orientations about couple contraceptive practice. Nevertheless, some academics developed...

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Main Author: Olga Lorena Rojas
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa 2018-12-01
Series:Iztapalapa
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Online Access:https://revistaiztapalapa.izt.uam.mx/index.php/izt/article/view/144
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Summary:Having in mind the political, social and demographic context in which massive diffusion of contraceptive methods took place since middle 70’s, this text shows how male participation was marginalized from medical orientations about couple contraceptive practice. Nevertheless, some academics developed valuable theoretical and analytical efforts to include men’s experiences in the study of reproduction and its control. We present some results of qualitative research that have studied meanings and values that men give to reproduction and contraception.
ISSN:0185-4259
2007-9176