Measurement and conceptualization of male involvement in family planning: a bibliometric analysis of Africa-based studies

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dc.contributor.authorPetlele, Rebaone
dc.contributor.authorOni, Tosin Olajide
dc.contributor.authorBanjo, Olufunmilayo Olufunmilayo
dc.contributor.authorBankole, Akinrinola
dc.contributor.authorAkinyemi, Akanni Ibukun
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-07T06:23:54Z
dc.date.available2024-10-07T06:23:54Z
dc.date.issued2024-06
dc.departmentDepartment of Demography and Population Studies
dc.description.abstractBackground: Male involvement in Family Planning (FP) is an exercise of men’s sexual and reproductive health rights. However, the measurement of male involvement has been highly inconsistent and too discretional in FP studies. As a result, we used bibliometric tools to analyze the existing measures of male involvement in FP and recommend modifications for standard measures. Methods: Using developed search terms, we searched for research articles ever published on male involvement in FP from Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed databases. The search results were filtered for studies that focused on Africa. A total of 152 research articles were selected after the screening, and bibliometric analysis was performed in R. Results: Results showed that 54% of the studies measured male involvement through approval for FP, while 46.7% measured it through the attitude of males to FP. About 31% measured male involvement through input in deciding FP method, while others measured it through inputs in the choice of FP service center (13.6%), attendance at FP clinic/service center (17.8%), and monetary provision for FP services/materials (12.4%). About 82.2% of the studies used primary data, though the majority (61.2%) obtained information on male involvement from women alone. Only about one in five studies (19.1%) got responses from males and females, with fewer focusing on males alone. Conclusion: Most studies have measured male involvement in FP through expressed or perceived approval for FP. However, these do not sufficiently capture male involvement and do not reflect women’s autonomy. Other more encompassing measures of male involvement, which would reflect the amount of intimacy among heterosexual partners, depict the extent of the exercise of person-centered rights, and encourage the collection of union-specific data, are recommended.
dc.description.submitterPM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.identifier.citationOni, T.O., Petlele, R., Banjo, O.O. et al. Measurement and conceptualization of male involvement in family planning: a bibliometric analysis of Africa-based studies. Contracept Reprod Med 9, 29 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40834-024-00293-9
dc.identifier.issn2055-7426 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s40834-024-00293-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/41386
dc.journal.titleContraception and Reproductive Medicine
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 9 ; a29
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2024. Open Access, This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.schoolSchool of Social Sciences
dc.subjectFamily planning
dc.subjectMale involvement
dc.subjectMen
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectMeasurements
dc.subject.otherSDG-3: Good health and well-being
dc.titleMeasurement and conceptualization of male involvement in family planning: a bibliometric analysis of Africa-based studies
dc.typeArticle
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