Strategies for Involving Men and Leaders in the Demand for Reproductive Health and Family Planning Services: Evidence from a Mixed Study in Six Regions in Burkina Faso

Aristide Romaric Bado^{1, 2,} , Lamoussa Robert Zoma³, Ibrahim Tall² and Fatima Tidiani/Kandine²

¹Département Biomédical et Santé Publique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

²DEMSAN Project, Organisation Ouest Africaine de la Santé (OOAS), Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

³Multi Advertise Group, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Cite this paper:
Aristide Romaric Bado, Lamoussa Robert Zoma, Ibrahim Tall and Fatima Tidiani/Kandine. Strategies for Involving Men and Leaders in the Demand for Reproductive Health and Family Planning Services: Evidence from a Mixed Study in Six Regions in Burkina Faso. World Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 2023; 9(1):1-9. doi: 10.12691/wjssh-9-1-1

Abstract

The involvement of men in boosting the demand and effectiveness of family planning (FP) programmes in Burkina Faso is necessary, but the strategies for their real involvement are little known and contextualized. The question arises as to what strategies would be best suited to the context. The objective of this study was to identify and analyse strategies for the better involvement of men in FP programmes in Burkina Faso. The research was conducted in six regions of Burkina Faso. This was a mixed study with a quantitative component and a qualitative component. The results show that the strategies for involving men and local leaders in the demand for sexual and reproductive health services and family planning (SR/FP) are as follows: (i) Capacity building of SR/FP service providers, especially in the field such as reception, which is very often criticized by men, and (ii) the inclusion of FP in an integrated approach by taking advantage of moments of popular festivities, such as traditional and customary festivals, sermons by religious leaders to spread the message about FP or through the promotion of income-generating activities involving men. Incorporating these strategies into the implementation of policies and programmes could contribute to improving SR/FP and maternal and child health indicators in Burkina Faso.

Keywords:
strategies involvement of men leaders usage family planning Burkina Faso

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