male participation in FP
Title:
Empowering Women in Kenya through Male Involvement in Family Planning: Suggested Strategies and Potential Consequences
Timeline:
2012 – 2014
Status:
Completed
Site Principal Investigators:
NIH
Objective:
A policy and programmatic research study on male participation in family planning (FP) decision-making. The goal was to explore strategies for engaging men in FP while analyzing the consequences for women’s empowerment and reproductive autonomy. The study identified context-specific strategies that enhanced FP uptake through constructive male involvement, while also highlighting potential risks of disempowerment that need mitigation.