P071Men's willingness to use novel male contraception is linked to gender equitable attitudes

Abstract

<h3>Objectives</h3> To explore the association of men's willingness to use a new male contraceptive method with their attitudes toward gender equity. <h3>Methods</h3> We conducted an anonymous online survey examining willingness to use male contraception among reproductive aged (18–50) men, recruited via online forums, social media ads, and male contraceptive mailing lists from March to May 2022. The survey collected sociodemographics and reproductive histories, and used a 20-item Gender Equitable Men (GEM) Scale to examine men's gender role attitudes. We conducted bivariate analyses to inform a logistic regression that isolated the independent influence of increasingly gender-equitable attitudes on willingness to use new male contraceptives. <h3>Results</h3> We received 2,316 complete surveys from primarily White (58%), heterosexual (87.5%), married (46.3%) men, who were below the age of 30 (54%), and who had not completed a bachelor's degree (57%). The majority reported having sex multiple times per week (43.7%) but had never gotten someone pregnant (43.9%); 36.1% reported having gotten someone pregnant unintentionally and nearly half (46.3%) identified as parents. Nearly half of respondents (46.8%) ranked within the top third of GEM scores. Willingness to use new male contraceptives (76.6%) was linked to increasing respondent age (adjusted OR (aOR), 1.02; 95% CI, 0.99–1.06), having intercourse less than once a month (adjOR: 3.61; 95%CI:1.11-11.77), having had an abortion (adjOR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.52–3.26), and increasing GEMS score (adjOR, 10.23; 95% CI, 1.94–53.96). <h3>Conclusions</h3> More than three-quarters of men surveyed reported willingness to use new male contraceptives, which was strongly correlated with gender-equitable attitudes.