Magaña GN, Santana CA, Oliva PY, Canto GJM

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

In the context of couple relationships, obstacles and advances about contraception are discussed from a male perspective, taking into account the research findings of a study of perceptions of a group of Mayan men. The research is socio-medical, descriptive, observational, and qualitative, by conducting semi-structured interviews to a group of Mayan men of reproductive age, belonging to a high-marginalized rural community, with a high percentage of Maya-speaking population (78.5%). The sample consisted of 34 men between 20 and 48 years of age, with a couple relationship of at least one year, randomly selected from the records of the local health clinic, and who attend the reproductive-health service. Among the main results it was found that a) men are not directly involved in the use of contraceptive methods, but only indirectly through the use control by the couple, thus the ultimate responsibility is the hands of the women; b) ignorance of how methods work prevails. The perception of “blood” damage by contraceptive methods was also found, because they referred to weakening, and the possibility of illness.