الفهرس 
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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