In Chile women asked that men be allowed to come to the classes at the clinic. Men need information about contraceptive methods for women as well as about those for men. Well-informed men can use a method themselves or support their partners in using a method. Well-informed men also can talk with their wives and cooperate in assessing their needs and choosing a family planning method. Although there is much variation among cultures, except for female prostitutes men are likely to have more sexual partners than women.
Men have more control over condom use.
Men are more likely to control the frequency of sexual relations and the possibility of abstinence within a relationship. Encouraging communication between spouses. But surveys show that even men who approve of family planning do not always discuss it with their wives. Family planning communication campaigns can change men's role in contraceptive decision-making. The Zimbabwe Male Motivation Project in 1988 and 1989 sought to inform men, promote more favorable attitudes, increase contraceptive use, and promote male involvement and joint decision-making.