Advocacy efforts recognize that, in order to build support for family planning and other reproductive health, a variety of different audiences and approaches must be used. To increase men’s participation in reproductive health, advocacy activities can be used to address a variety of legislative, institutional, religious, and cultural barriers. At the commu- nity level, opinion leaders and religious leaders often have negative perceptions of family planning. At the national level, population policies enacted in recent years often do not specifically address men’s participation in reproductive health, which can make it difficult for programs to gain support for activities directed to men. Some countries.
