Married Men and Vasectomy: A Focused Group Study in an Urban Community in Ghana:

SAGE Open Nursing

StellaAppiah¹ 

关键词: attitude;    men;    beliefs;    qualitative research<;    research;    vasectomy;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2377960818790380

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

An effective method of birth control in men yet least accepted and patronized is vasectomy. Vasectomy provides health benefits to the user, his direct family, and the entire population as it helps to control population growth. This article explored the beliefs and attitudes of commercial drivers on vasectomy in an urban community in Ghana. The study employed qualitative exploratory design using focus group discussion. Data were collected from 12 married men between the ages of 45 to 60 years who were selected through purposive sampling method. The focus group discussions were audiotaped, handwritten, and recorded. Recorded data were then transcribed verbatim, and the current version of the NVivo software for analyzing qualitative data was used to manage the data. Three major themes emerged from the study: knowledge of respondents on vasectomy, beliefs, and attitudes of married men toward vasectomy. Each of the themes had three subthemes. The study revealed that vasectomy was perceived by some of the respo...

【 授权许可】

CC BY