Table 4.

Distribution of Participants’ Responses to Propositions About Vasectomy According to Gender (N = 296^a; Gaziantep, Turkey, 2013).

	Gender							p
	Women		Men		Total
Propositions	n	%	n	%	n	%	χ2
Vasectomy is imposed by Western countries and is not suitable for Turkish
Agree	138b	100.0	47	29.7	185	62.5	1.551	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	16	10.1	16	5.4
Disagree	0.0	0.0	95	60.1	95	32.1
Vasectomy results in loss of a man’s status in society
Agree	138b	100.0	56	35.4	194	65.5	1.359	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	14	8.9	14	4.7
Disagree	0.0	0.0	88	55.7	88	29.7
If a married couple does not want to have more children, men should be responsible for contraception
Agree	0.0	0.0	17	10.8	17	5.7	20.758	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	5	3.2	5	1.7
Disagree	138b	100.0	136	86.1	274	92.6
Vasectomy has a psychologically negative effect on men
Agree	138b	100.0	86	37.8	224	75.7	83.099	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	23	100.0	23	7.7
Disagree	0.0	0.0	49	100.0	49	16.6
Men with a vasectomy lose their authority in the family
Agree	0.0	0.0	50	31.6	50	16.9	86.177	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	24	15.2	24	8.1
Disagree	138b	100.0	84	53.2	222	75.0
Use of vasectomy as a method of family planning is not a correct practice
Agree	138b	100.0	86	54.4	224	75.7	83.099	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	24	15.2	24	8.1
Disagree	0.0	0.0	48	30.4	48	75.0
Vasectomy is important for the health of the family
Agree	0.0	0.0	43	27.2	43	14.5	72.742	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	22	13.9	22	7.5
Disagree	138b	100.0	93	58.9	231	78.0
Vasectomy is suitable for poor people
Agree	0.0	0.0	14	8.9	14	4.7	12.835	.000*
Disagree	138b	100.0	144	91.1	282	95.3
Having many children gives a man status in society
Agree	95	68.8	43	27.2	138	41.6	1.591	.000*
No opinion	43	31.2	5	3.2	48	16.2
Disagree	0.0	0.0	110b	69.6	110	37.2
Vasectomy is a cultural taboo
Agree	138b	100.0	29	18.4	167	56.4	1.997	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	36	21.5	34	11.5
Disagree	0.0	0.0	95	60.2	95	32.1
Having a large number of children is important for elder care
Agree	138b	100.0	48	20.4	186	62.8	1.529	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	18	11.4	18	6.7
Disagree	0.0	0.0	92	58.2	92	31.1
Tubal ligation for women is easier than vasectomy
Agree	138b	100.0	41	15.9	179	60.5	1.690	.000*
No opinion	0.0	0.0	83	52.5	83	28.0
Disagree	0.0	0.0	34	21.5	34	11.5
Men lose their sexuality after vasectomy
Agree	124b	89.9	21	13.3	145	49.0	1.766	.000*
No opinion	14	10.1	73	46.2	87	29.4
Disagree	0.0	0.0	64	40.5	64	21.6
Men do not get pleasure from sexual intercourse after vasectomy
Agree	95b	68.8	19	12.0	114	38.5	1.205	.000*
No opinion	43	31.2	79	50.0	122	41.2
Disagree	0.0	0.0	60	38.0	60	20.3

^aResponses of participants who had heard vasectomy. ^bGroup forming the difference.

^*p < .05.