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[Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Bamako media Men' on family planning]
S Z Dao1, T K Samaké1, B A Traoré1
1Centre de santé de référence de la commune II, Bamako, Mali.
Introduction:
Contraceptive prevalence is low in Mali. The information provided by the media men can help to increase or decrease the use of contraceptive methods.
Objective:
To study the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Bamako media Men on family planning.
Material And Methods:
We carried out a descriptive cross-sectional study with prospective data collection from June 1 to August 30, 2019. It concerned journalists and presenters of 15 radio and 6 televisions in Bamako.
Results:
During the 3 months, 615 media Men agreed to participate in this study. These are men and women from 36 to 45 years old in 37.2% of cases, married in 81.3% of cases. The radio with 85.5% was their main source of information on family planning. They all knew at least one contraceptive method. The best-known methods were pills (94.3%), injectables (57%) and implants (49.1%). They were in favor of the practice of family planning in 77.2% of cases, 76.9% had already used a method and 56.7% had already hosted a program on family planning.
Conclusion:
Media men are essential in the transmission of information. The quality of the information provided by these Media men can be influenced by their personal perceptions and attitudes. Their better involvement in the promotion of family planning can help to increase contraceptive prevalence.
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