Evidence for involving men and boys in low- and middle-income countries in family planning: What works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why?

Aine Aventin, Maria Lohan

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Aims: This study aimed to determine effective components and characteristics of Family Planning (FP) interventions that involve men and boys in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to promote the use of this evidence to reduce gender inequalities in sexual and reproductive health.
Method: Working with an international expert advisory group and using innovative data synthesis methods, we conducted a systematic review of complex FP interventions evaluated in 128 studies.
Results: Study findings will be presented for the first time at the WWGS conference. Preliminary findings suggest that successful interventions engage men and boys as partners in FP or as FP users themselves and incorporate tailored behaviour change and gender-aware/transformative strategies in their design.
Conclusions: Contextualised evidence that will enable transferability and scale-up of effective FP interventions is lacking. This study synthesises evidence that will help fill this gap and its findings will be of global interest and impact.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2021
Event	What Works Global Summit 2021 - Duration: 18 Oct 2021 → 27 Oct 2021

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Conference	What Works Global Summit 2021
Period	18/10/2021 → 27/10/2021

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Involving men and boys in family planning: A systematic review of the effective components and characteristics of complex interventions in low- and middle-income countries
Aventin, A., Robinson, M., Hanratty, J., Keenan, C., Hamilton, J., Ruane-McAteer, E., Tomlinson, M., Clarke, M., Okonofua, F., Bonell, C. & Lohan, M., 13 Jan 2023, In: Campbell Systematic Reviews. 19, 1, p. e1296 47 p., e1926.
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PROTOCOL: Involving men and boys in family planning: A systematic review of the effective components and characteristics of complex interventions in low- and middle-income countries
Aventin, A., Robinson, M., Hanratty, J., Ruane-McAteer, E., Tomlinson, M., Clarke, M., Okonofua, F., Bonnell, C. & Lohan, M., 01 Apr 2021, In: Campbell Systematic Reviews. 17, 1, 20 p., e1140.
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