In terms of contraception, scholarly attention has focused on the issue of gender roles and decision-making in terms of the challenge of promoting family planning in patriarchal societies.
This study aims to determine the spread of family planning in Maale in Ethiopia and the perception of women on this aspect with a focus on its relationship with the attitudes of men toward reproductive health. I will also discuss the practice of family planning from the care perspective and examine gender relationships in reproductive health.
The study infers that the penetration of family planning in Maale spread through the negotiations in gender relationships. Male partners in Maale are in a position to support the reproductive health and decision-making of the women, and although a few of the men understand this concept and are willing to be actively involved, others remain indifferent as solely within the sphere of women. Although these attitudes of male partners may be considered from the perspective of the logic of choice, which does not obstruct the decision-making of women, one should not overlook that the male partner is also involved in the process of caring for the body of the woman from the perspective of care.
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