Male contraception; knowledge, attitude and practice among male population of Hansra Basti Bahawalpur

To determine the knowledge and practice regarding male contraceptive methods among married male population of Hansra basti Bahawalpur, Pakistan. This observational [Descriptive] cross sectional study was carried out at Hansra Basti Bahawalpur from May 2011, to June 2011. A total of 100 married males were selected by simple random sampling. Data was collected by pre-designed, pre-tested, questionnaire to collect the information from study population. An interview was conducted at respondents' house in local language. Privacy was ensured. About 82% have knowledge about any of the male contraceptive methods and out of those 18% were practicing any one of the family planning methods. Condom [Barrier] was most used method [77.7%] followed by the traditional methods i.e abstinence [27.7%] and coitus interrupts [11.11%] where as result regarding vasectomy was nil. Source of knowledge mainly was media [44%] followed by through health professional [30%], wife [25%] and friends [21%]. In present setting men have good knowledge of male contraceptive methods. However very small number is practicing the contraceptive measures