Factors Affecting Acceptance of Vasectomy in Uttar Pradesh: Insights from Community-Based, Participatory Qualitative Research - Project Brief

The RESPOND Project partners EngenderHealth and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs (JHU•CCP) are providing technical assistance to the Government of Uttar Pradesh to expand awareness of, acceptance of, and access to no-scalpel vasectomy (NSV) services. A participatory ethnographic evaluation research (PEER) study was commissioned to understand the reasons for the low prevalence of vasectomy in Uttar Pradesh and to contribute to developing an approach for increasing demand for the procedure.