Use of Birth Control Products and Contraceptives by Adult Males: A Case Study of the Amasaman Area Council, Accra, Ghana

The study analyzed adult males’ use of birth control products and contraceptives in an heterogenous community in Accra using a scientific random sampling survey of 300 persons from 39 rural, semi-rural and urban communities. The results of the analysis indicated that the respondents had no external sources of information with regards to the majority of the nine identified birth control products and contraceptives. Peers and friends were the major source of information about these products. The likelihood of using these products was significantly influenced by the extent of awareness of their availability. Increasing level of awareness of birth control products and contraceptives for men with lower levels of formal educational attainment led to their increased likelihood of using these products suggesting the important role of information about these products to socially-disadvantaged groups of people, Ever use (both present and past use) of birth control products and contraceptives was shown to be linked to higher economic welfare of respondents, particularly for men with higher family sizes.