Lessons learned from engaging men in sexual and reproductive health as clients, partners and advocates of change in the Hoima district of Uganda

Figures & data

Figure 1 Male Involvement Model.

Table 1 Survey findings: men as clients.

Question	Yes (%)
Have you ever heard of an illness called AIDS?	100
Do you know of a place where people can go to get tested for HIV and AIDS?	98
Have you heard about special antiretroviral drugs that people infected with HIV and AIDS can get from a doctor or a nurse to help them live longer?	94
Can people reduce their chances of getting HIV and AIDS by using a condom every time they have sex?	89
Can people reduce their chances of getting HIV and AIDS by having just one uninfected sex partner who has no other sex partners?	73
Apart from HIV and AIDS, have you heard about any infections that people can get from sexual contacts?	95
Can you describe any symptoms of infections that people can get from sexual contacts?	69
Burning pain on urination	63
Itching in private parts	61
Genital discharge	54
Ulcer/sore on private parts	45
Warts of growth on private parts lower abdominal tenderness/pain	37
During the last 12 months, have you had an infection that you got through sexual contact?	39
During the last 12 months, have you had a sore or ulcer on or near your penis?	41
During the last 12 months, have you had an abnormal discharge from your penis?	27
The last time you experienced a sexual health problem, did you seek any kind of advice or treatment?	57
Knowledge of contraception method
Male condom	96
Pill	95
Injectables	93
IUD or loop	73
Female sterilisation	73
Withdrawal	68
Male sterilisation	65
Female condom	62
Rhythm method	57
Other	31
Are you or your wife currently using any contraceptive method?	66

Table 2 Survey findings: men as equal partners (tolerance of violence).

Question	Yes (%)
A woman should tolerate violence in order to keep her family together	45
Please tell me if you think a wife is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband when she knows her husband has sex with other women	37
If a woman cheats on a man, it is okay for him to hit her	36
Sometimes a husband is annoyed or angered by things that his wife does. In your opinion is a husband justified in hitting or beating his wife in the following situations:
If he suspects her of being unfaithful	32
If she neglects the house or the children	25
A man should have the final word about decisions in his home	60
A woman's most important role is to take care of her home and cook for her family	51
Changing diapers, giving kids a bath, and feeding the kids are the mother's responsibility	51
A man needs other women, even if things with his wife are fine	43
In a couple, who do you think should have the greater say in each of the following decisions: the husband, the wife or both equally:	(% husband)
Making major household purchases?	58
Deciding how many children to have?	30

Table 3 Survey findings: men as equal partners (gender power and dynamics).

Question	Yes (%)
When is the women justified to ask her husband to use a condom?
When she knows her husband/she herself has any problem in the genital area	77
When she does not want to have baby	70
Please tell me if you think a wife is justified in refusing to have sex with her husband when:
She knows her husband has a sexually transmitted disease	73
She is tired or not in the mood/experiencing discomfort and pain	66
I would be outraged if my wife asked me to use a condom	26
Women who carry condoms on them are ‘easy’	38
In my opinion, a woman can suggest using condoms just like a man can	65