Vasectomy: A Long, Slow Haul to Successful Takeoff

Vasectomy use is plagued by low demand among men. Nevertheless, its compelling advantages make substantial investment worthwhile. On the supply side, a priority is to actively link vasectomy with service delivery approaches for the other highly effective long-acting and permanent clinical methods. R...

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Autores principales: Shelton, James D, Jacobstein, Roy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2016
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5199169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28031295
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00355
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spelling pubmed-51991692017-01-05 Vasectomy: A Long, Slow Haul to Successful Takeoff Shelton, James D Jacobstein, Roy Glob Health Sci Pract Editorial Vasectomy use is plagued by low demand among men. Nevertheless, its compelling advantages make substantial investment worthwhile. On the supply side, a priority is to actively link vasectomy with service delivery approaches for the other highly effective long-acting and permanent clinical methods. Robust demand generation should include messaging specific to vasectomy, but should also draw on broader social and behavior change communication efforts increasingly aimed at engaging men in family planning. Global Health: Science and Practice 2016-12-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5199169/ /pubmed/28031295 http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00355 Text en © Shelton and Jacobstein. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00355
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