Series J, Number 46 Approval of Family Planning Men generally approve of family planning, according to DHS and other surveys. Approval is lowest in West African countries, except in Ghana.
Urban men are more likely than rural men to approve of family planning.
The difference is substantial only in a few surveys, however, particularly in Cameroon and Senegal. Also, somewhat higher percentages of younger men tend to approve of family planning than older men do. In almost all countries men with more schooling are more likely to approve of family planning. Although men's approval rates are high, they are usually lower than women's. In Malawi and Pakistan, however, men are more likely than women to approve of family planning.