?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Qualitative+Study+on+Men%E2%80%99s+Involvement+in+Reproductive+Health+of+Women+among+Auto-rickshaw+Drivers+in+Bangalore+Rural&rft.creator=Gaikwad%2C+VS&rft.creator=Murthy%2C+TSM&rft.creator=Sudeepa%2C+D&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Men%E2%80%99s+reproductive+health+directly+affects+the+partner%E2%80%99s+reproductive+health.+Men+also+may+serve+as+gatekeepers+to+women%E2%80%99s+access+to+reproductive+health+services.+%E2%80%9CMale+involvement%E2%80%9D+in+reproductive+health+and+family+planning+programmes+is+not+just+promoting+the+use+of+male+methods+of+contraception%2C+but+men%E2%80%99s+supportive+roles+in+their+families.+Objectives%3A+1.+To+know+the+attitudes+of+men+regarding+the+family+planning+and+women%E2%80%99s+health.+2.+To+know+the+involvement+and+participation+of+men+in+maternity%2C+delivery%2C+post-natal+care+and+family+planning.+3.+To+study+the+treatment+seeking+behaviour+of+men+for+the+reproductive+health.++problems.+Methods%3A+The+study+was+conducted+on+the+auto-rickshaw+drivers+in+the+Hoskote+town.+Total+96+married+men+were+interviewed+using+a+well-designed+and+pretested+questionnaire.+The+aspects+covered+are+awareness+and+practices+related+to+RTIs%2FSTIs%2FHIV%2FAIDS%2C+family+planning%2C+antenatal+care+and+treatment+seeking+behaviour+for+the+reproductive+health+problems.+Results%3A+Majority+(62.50%25)+of+the+men+did+not+help+their+wives+seek+antenatal+care.+Only+few+7(7.29%25)+were+aware+of+parameters+of+antenatal+care.+There+were+44+(45.83%25)+men+who+reported+the+symptoms+of+reproductive+tract+infections+(RTIs).++Among+the+men+suffering+from+RTIs%2C+only+32(72.73%25)+took+treatment.+Only+6(6.25%25)+people+were+aware+of+the+all+family+planning+methods.+There+were+39+(40.63%25)+participants+having+extramarital+sexual+relations+with+prostitutes+or+other+females%2C+of+which+25(64.10%25)+people+do+not+use+condoms+while+engaging+in+the+high+risk+sexual+encounters.+There+were+34+(35.42%25)+men+not+aware+of+HIV%2FAIDS.+Conclusion%3A+Antenatal+care+and+family+planning+are+considered+the+primary+responsibility+of+the+women.+Also+majority+of+the+men+in+the+study+group+have+high+risk+sexual+behaviour.+The+awareness+regarding+HIV%2FAIDS+is+low.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8866%2F1%2F2012-1-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gaikwad%2C+VS+and+Murthy%2C+TSM+and+Sudeepa%2C+D++(2012)+A+Qualitative+Study+on+Men%E2%80%99s+Involvement+in+Reproductive+Health+of+Women+among+Auto-rickshaw+Drivers+in+Bangalore+Rural.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8866%2F