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(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-03-08) Dávila Dávila, Priscilla; Rojas Jauregui, Joselyn Rosario; Arbildo Rodriguez, Claudia Carola
Objective: To determine the level of knowledge about contraception associated with male participation in the selection of contraceptive methods at the Santa Anita Maternal and Child Center, 2017. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective, observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The population consisted of young and adult men aged 19 to 59 years, attended at the Santa Anita Maternal and Child Center between June and July 2017. The technique used was interviews, with prior verbal informed consent, and the instrument was a structured and validated questionnaire exclusively for the study. Results: The study population was aged 20 to 24 years, 30.6% had completed secondary education, and the most frequent occupation was students (23.5%). The level of knowledge about contraceptive methods among men was regular (47.3%), good (46.6%), and only 6.1% had poor knowledge. Partial participation in the choice of contraceptive methods was 65%, with less than 2% reporting no participation. Complete participation was 68.2% in the group with regular and good knowledge (38.5% and 29.7%, respectively). However, in the group with poor knowledge, the frequency of complete participation was significantly lower (31.8%). Conclusions: The frequency of male participation was notably higher in the group with regular to good knowledge, favoring an association between knowledge level and male participation.