RESUMO
In Pakistan the total fertility rate is 4.5 which is too high and the main reason for this is the low contraceptive prevalence rate of only 28%. A woman's ability to space and limit her pregnancies has a direct impact on her health and as well as on the outcome of each pregnancy". The population of Pakistan represents 2.56% of the world's total population which mean that every 39th person of the world is resident of Pakistan
Objectives: To highlight the factors affecting male's decision making regarding family planning in district Buner KPK
Study Design: A cross sectional study
Setting: District Buner, KPK
Period: March, 2015 and July, 2015
Methods: Stratified simple random sampling was performed for collecting data. Sample size of 210 was collected from two Union Councils of Buner. Outcome variable was husband's decision making regarding family planning. Researcher administered questionnaire was used for data collection
Results: Husband's decision making regarding family planning was mainly effected desire for more children, 68.5% of the respondents were male decision maker who had desire for more children. Family structure also influence the decision maker's decision as in nuclear families 90.7% were decision maker were from nuclear family. Religious perception and side effects was contributing to family planning decision making
Conclusion: The study showed that 71.9% of male and 6.9% female take the decision of family planning. The study results showed that desire for more children, lack of information, family structure, and fear of side effects and perception of people that family planning is against Islam played an important role in decision making regarding family planning