Attitudes to a Male Contraceptive Pill in a group of Contraceptive users in the UK TITLE Attitudes to a Male Contraceptive Pill in a group of

Attitudes to a Male Contraceptive Pill in a group of Contraceptive users in the UK BACKGROUND. Small scale trials of male hormonal contraception have produced encouraging results. Attitudes to and beliefs about a proposed male pill may affect uptake. METHODS This paper examines attitudes towards a proposed ‘male contraceptive pill ’ among a self selected sample of 54 men and 134 women, living in a non-metropolitan centre in the East of England, United Kingdom who were already users of contraception. Thirty four respondents were also interviewed and their views on the male pill were qualitatively analysed. RESULTS. The acceptability of a male pill was high with just under half (49.5%) of respondents indicating that they woud use it. Gender, length of relationship, age and educational achievement did not affect the reported acceptability. 42 % of respondents expressed concerns that men would forget to take a male pill. Women were significantly more likely to express this concern than men. 26 % of respondents expressed health concerns. Willingness to take a male pill was associated wit