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Abstract Background: Family planning is one of Egypt’s national priorities. The roles and responsibilities of men in family planning and fertility regulations have been ignored. Family planning program planners have focused their attention largely on women’s attitudes and behaviors in matters concerning reproductive. Aim of this study was to assess men’s perception toward family planning. Design: Descriptive study design Setting: Two administrative departments (Ain Shams University Hospital and Dar El Shefa hospital) in Abassia district at Cairo Government. Sampling: Convenient sample included 300 men, their age ranged between 25 to 45 years. Tools: First tool was an interviewing questionnaire, Second tool was rating scale to assess attitudes of men toward family planning. Results: the study findings showed that the third of men had incomplete knowledge regarding family planning and their methods, approximately half of men sample had negative attitudes toward family planning. As regards men practice the majority of men don’t use of contraceptive methods. Conclusion: On the light of the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that the majority of men had knowledge regarding family planning and their methods; occupation and marital status affect men’s knowledge about family planning. Approximately the half of men sample had negative attitudes toward family planning, and affected by level of education, and occupation. As regards married men accept contraceptive but the majority of them didn’t share in choice or use of contraceptive methods. Recommendation: Reproductive health education about family planning that providing men with information and involving them in counseling sessions can help them to be more supportive of contraceptive use and more aware of the concept of shared. Media should encourage men to use their decision making roles and responsibilities on the expansion and promotion of contraceptive use |