Individual empowerment and community norm effects of engaging young husbands in reproductive health in rural India: findings from a pilot study

• Main Authors: Nadia Diamond-Smith (Author), Yogesh Vaishnav (Author), Usha Choudhary (Author), Payal Sharma (Author), Ankur Kachhwaha (Author), Tamera Panjalingam (Author), Janelli Vallin (Author), Debangana Das (Author), Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Despite decades of a call to action to engage men in reproductive health, men are often left out of programs and interventions. In India, where half of pregnancies are reported as unintended, patriarchal gender norms and still dominant patterns of arranged marriages make engaging...