Family planning can be discussed at meetings of men s groups and at community meetings. Some media messages can be directed specifically to men. The health benefits of family planning can be highlighted, in particular avoiding the health risks to both mother and child of too many pregnancies, pregnancies too early or too late in the woman s reproductive cycle, or too closely spaced. Emphasizing that unwanted and mistimed pregnancies are dangerous to the health of the mother and the child would associate health risks with mistimed pregnancies rather than with contraceptive use. Community programs and activities could explain and show the advantages economic, social and physical of family planning.
Community mobilization is particularly effective when coordinated with mass media programs.
The effectiveness of modern methods should be emphasized. Natural methods were characterized as ineffective. Contraceptive practice . Condoms could be promoted as an appropriate method of contraception within marriage. Appropriate methods to use while breastfeeding, such as the progestin-only pill, the IUD and injectable, should be discussed.