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  • Title: Men as partners: ideas from four continents.
    Author: Wegner MN.
    Journal: AVSC News; 1997; 35(1):6-7. PubMed ID: 12293925.
    Abstract:
    As part of its MAP (Men As Partners) Initiative, AVSC collaborated with local organizations to conduct case studies of male reproductive health (RH) services in Colombia, Pakistan, Uganda, and the US. Data were gathered from interviews with a cross-section of providers. The pioneering programs take differing approaches to the provision of services to men such as concentrating on certain age groups, including all men, focusing on family planning, focusing on RH, integrating men's and women's facilities, keeping services separate, and using men's services as a revenue-generating mechanism to subsidize the cost of women's services. The gender of the provider was found to be less important than personal characteristics, and male providers were only found to be necessary in Pakistan. While there is a new focus on caring for couples in the RH field, providers advised that it is critically important for clients to determine whether they wish to be seen individually or in pairs. In each location, cultural factors that were initially considered insurmountable barriers to services failed to have the expected impact. A crucial part of providing services is community outreach through traditional or novel means, such as sending a health educator to areas where groups of men congregate. The case study data are being compiled in complete reports.
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