It takes two to plan a family
MANY young Ugandan men know they do not like birth control, even if they do not know much about it. “Most men think family planning is harmful,” explained Kassim Balikyweunya, 17, from his spot cheering on the sidelines of the football match. “They think those hormones destroy a woman’s uterus.”
Balikyweunya was among the 250 people at Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIHV)’s first “Family Planning Day” in Nanseko Village. He expressed a prevalent misunderstanding about the side effects of contraceptives.
The full article appeared in the New Vision today, Uganda's leading daily newspaper. You can view it online by clicking here
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