Urban-rural differences in health service-related factors associated with male involvement in family planning services in Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria

To identify and compare the health service-related factors associated with male involvement in family planning services among the rural and urban areas in Abia State, Nigeria. A community-based cross-sectional study. Twelve communities (six urban and six rural) in Abia State, Nigeria. Five hundred and eighty-eight (588) men aged 15-59 years and resident in the study area 6 months before the study were recruited. Male involvement in family planning services. The mean ages of the respondents were 41.8±8.0 years and 43.1±8.0 years in the urban and rural areas, respectively. Active male involvement in family planning services was significantly higher in urban areas (62.6%, 95%CI: 56.8%-68.1%) compared to the rural areas (47.6%, 95%CI: 41.5%-53.2%. p