Men in French-speaking African countries have largely been left out of the family planning equation. Men have had little opportunity to become involved as family planning partici - pants or as advocates. Nevertheless, men’s interest is growing stronger, while contraceptive use is increasing. In Senegal, for example, successive DHS show that the prevalence of mod- ern contraceptive use quadrupled during the past decade, from 2% in 1986 to 8% in 1997. The 1997 Senegal DHS also shows that over half of all men who know about family plan- ning approve of it and also approve of mass-media messages broadcast about it. .
