According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), “good sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system. It implies that people are able to have a satisfying and safe sex life, the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so.”

SRH includes equal access to accurate SRH information and high-quality, affordable SRH products and services for men, women and other gendered groups, as well as autonomy in sexual and reproductive decision making.

Globally, men’s use of SRH products and services is significantly less than women’s use. In 2013, the modern method contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) was 56 percent in LMICs, with male methods (such as male condoms and vasectomy) accounting for only 8 percent of the CPR (6.3 percent and 1.9 percent, respectively). In the least developed counties, male methods account for only 3 percent (male condoms 2.7 percent and vasectomy 0.7 percent) of the modern method CPR of 30 percent. In a study of 29 countries in Africa, the median national uptake of HIV testing services (HTS) was 28.8 percent for women and 17.2 percent for men, according to the World Contraception Patterns study of 2013.

Multiple barriers prevent a man’s use of SRH products and services, including a lack of awareness or knowledge about services, access to services, beliefs and misinformation surrounding SRH products and services for men, and gender roles and norms (including social norms around men’s fertility and roles and responsibilities for reproduction and family planning).

While most SRH products and services focus on women as the end-users, a growing number of SRH products and services are designed to provide men with the ability to space or limit pregnancies, prevent and treat STIs, prevent and treat HIV and improve their sexual health are now available. This trending topic is designed to be used in coordination with the Male SRH Guide and offers tools and project examples focusing on five of these products and services: male condoms, vasectomy, VMMC, HTC and STI testing and treatment.

Contents

• Tools and Project Examples by Method
  • Male Condoms
  • Vasectomy
  • Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC)
  • HIV Testing Services
  • STI Testing and Treatment

• Tools (not method specific)

Tools and Project Materials – Specific Methods

Male Condoms Tools Comprehensive Condom Programming A guide for resource mobilization and country programming Training Resource for Male Condoms Project Examples Program H: Working with Young Men Good Times Condom Positioning Statement She’s Not Afraid to Talk about Condoms…Are You? [Billboard] How to Use a Male Condom Be a Safe Lover! Use Condoms to Protect Yourself…and Your Partner from HIV! [Leaflet] Sri Lanka National Condom Strategy 2016-2020

Vasectomy Tools How to Create Successful Vasectomy Programs No-Scalpel Vasectomy Curriculum Quick Guide to Vasectomy Counseling Project Examples No-Scalpel Vasectomy [Video] Why is this Man Smiling? Vasectomy Campaign, Ghana No-Scalpel Vasectomy Materials for India

Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC) Tools Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC): Demand Creation Toolkit VMMC Counseling Training Package Older Men and Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Creative Brief Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision In-Service Communication Best Practices Guide Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Namibia Communication Strategy Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Infographic Project Examples It’s About the People: Tanzania’s VMMC Program Gets It Right Pre-test Discussion Guide for VMMC [Kenya] VMMC Radio Spots [Kenya] VMMC Video Discussion Guide [Kenya] Speaking About Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) [Flipchart, Kenya] Mozambique Medical Circumcision Flipchart: Community version Circumcision TV Spot [South Africa]

HIV Testing Services (HTS) Tools Adolescent HIV Testing, Counselling and Care Family Planning Discussion Topics for Voluntary Counseling and Testing Testing Makes Us Stronger Adolescent HIV Testing, Counseling and Care Treatment 2015 Family Planning Discussion Topics for Voluntary Counseling and Testing Project Examples Shuga Radio Series Shuga Television Series National Comprehensive Guidelines for HIV Testing and Counselling (Tanzania) Couple HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing (CHCT) Posters (Uganda) HIV Testing and Counseling Day Posters (Ethiopia) Couples’ HIV Testing and Counseling Participant’s Manual Swaziland Why am I So Scared of HIV? Get Yourself Tested Campaign Materials Doing It HIV Testing Campaign [USA]

STI Testing and Treatment Tools Engaging Men in HIV and AIDS at the Service Delivery Level Engaging Men at the Community Level [Manual] Program H: Working with Young Men Guidance for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted HIV Infections Project Examples Frequently Asked Questions about STIs Get Yourself Tested Campaign Materials (USA) Could I Have It? STI Testing Information Website (USA) Get Yourself Tested Campaign Materials (USA)

SBCC Tools (not method specific)

SBCC Skills How-to-Guide: How to Do Audience Segmentation Guide How-to-Guide: How to Develop a Brand Strategy Part 1: Using Audience Insights to Drive Your Brand How-to-Guide: How to Develop a Brand Strategy Part 2: Developing Positioning for a Branded Product, Service or Behavior How-to-Guide: How to Develop a Brand Strategy Part 3: Developing the Personality and Look of the Brand A Theory-Based Framework for Media Selection in Demand Generation Programs How-to-Guide: How to Develop a Channel Mix Plan How-to-Guide: How to Plan an Interpersonal Communication Intervention Gender Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality and Health Toolkit Program H: Working with Young Men Gender and Social and Behavior Change Communication Implementation Kit African Transformation Toolkit Curricula Men’s Reproductive Health Curriculum Program Design Guide de promotion des produits et services de santé sexuelle et reproductive pour les hommes Guide for Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Products and Services for Men

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Banner photo: The Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG), in partnership with the Strengthening TB and HIV/AIDS Response in eastern-central Uganda (STAR-EC), with funding from USAID, conduct a condom promotion for the Protector brand at a rural fisher community. © 2012 Kim Burns Case/JHUCCP, Courtesy of Photoshare