Men’s attitude and perception of gender roles in sexual and reproductive health in Calabar metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria

• Authors: Peter Bengioushuye Ushunde , Obiageli Chiezey Onwusaka , Benjamin Bendiwhobel Ushie , Charles Ayishie Agashi
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Sexual and reproductive health is the state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity in all matters relating to the reproductive system, its function, and processes. This implies that the impact of gender roles has its influence on men's attitudes to reproductive health and issues such as infertility, family planning, menstrual health/hygiene, breastfeeding, maternal, and child care. Therefore, this research was carried out to assess men's attitudes and perceptions of gender roles in sexual and Reproductive health in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional study to determine men’s attitudes and perceptions of gender roles in sexual and reproductive health in the study area. The sample size was 423 and comprised of males 18 years and above. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire method consisting of four (4) sections. Section A consists of socio-demographic characteristics, section B consists of questions on awareness of sexual reproductive health, section C consists of questions on the perception of men towards sexual reproductive health (SRH) and services, and Section D consists of questions on the attitude of gender role in SRH and services. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used in the analysis of the collected data. Results from the study showed that among the 423 respondents, the highest age bracket was 18--24 years 218(44.92%) and a large percentage were Christian (97.16%). The result of the awareness of gender roles in sexual and reproductive health showed that respondents wilth a good awareness level of gender roles in sexual and reproductive health had the highest frequency of 353 and a percentage of 83.45%. The majority of respondents who were aware of gender roles and reproductive health got the information from social media. (Word count: 300).

Keywords

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Health; attitude; gender roles; perception; sexual reproductive health

Discipline

• BIOLOGY: BIOLOGY

• Publisher: Scientific Publishing House „DARWIN”
• Journal: World News of Natural Sciences
• Year: 2025
• Volume: 59
• Pages: 165-179

Contributors

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Peter Bengioushuye Ushunde

• Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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Obiageli Chiezey Onwusaka

• Department of Public Health, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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Benjamin Bendiwhobel Ushie

• Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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Charles Ayishie Agashi

• Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

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