A REVIEW OF MEN S MYTHS ABOUT USING THE MALE CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS

Publish Year: 1398
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 13 اسفند 1398

Abstract:

Background and Aim : Investigating men s beliefs about contraceptives is one of the factors contributing to the success of family planning programs, so the aim of this study was a review of men’s myths about using male contraceptive methods.Methods : The present review using related terms that extracted from Mesh-PubMed, was searched in Web of Science, Scopus, Medline-PubMed, Cochrane Library, Clinical Key, Magiran, Scientific Information Database (SID), Magiran data bases and the Google Scholar Search Engine for the period 2010-2019 within Nov and Des 2019. Out of 107 articles found, 28 repetitive articles in EndNote, 41 articles with screening in the main title, 23 articles in abstract, 6 articles in full text were excluded, and ultimately, 6 English and 3 Persian articles were entered. All remaining articles (RCT) were evaluated for the methodological quality using the Jadad scale (score≥3).Results : The reviewed articles included 2 RCT, 2 quasi-experimental, 4 cross-sectional and one qualitative study. The results were divided into two categories. First category was men s myths and fallacies about condoms (Four articles). They are indicated various myths and fallacies include pain, bleeding, infertility, infection, cancer, back or kidney pain and even death in men with condom’s use. Second category was men’s myths and fallacies about vasectomy (Five articles), indicated that men lose their sexual powers and become impotent after this procedure. Some people also think the marital life is not pleasurable.Conclusion : The myths about male contraceptives methods could be due to sententious side effects of these methods. Considering that in certain situations, such as when a mother has a particular disease and that it is necessary to maintain her health to prevent pregnancy, or to use a condom to Prevention of sexually transmitted infections, Health care providers should devise and implement programs to correct these myths and tell the people the facts.

Authors

Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi

Associate Professor of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Zohreh Shahhosseini

Associate Professor of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Farzaneh Babapour

MSc Student of Midwifery Counseling, Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery, Nasibeh School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Fatemeh Hamidi

MSc Student of Midwifery Counseling, Student Research Committee, Department of Midwifery, Nasibeh School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran