INTRODUCTION India, being the second most populous country in the world, contributes about 20% of global births.1 Despite this, the country is undergoing a huge pressure to control population growth India was the first among all developing countries to implement official family planning programs at the national level to curb population growth since 1950.2,3 Acceptance of family planning programs has been influenced by many socio-cultural and demographic factors at the individual, family and societal levels.4,5 At the individual level, couples' positive attitudes towards the use of family planning ultimately determine the implementation of family planning programs. In societies, where men are the bread winners and the primary deciders of family and family matters, women's opinion becomes subordinate. Studies have found that, for a married woman, her husband is the most important source of information and is the most compatible person with her to discuss family planning issues.3 Perhaps the reason could be that men usually outperform women in terms of knowledge and accessibility to sources of information.6 The low level of education, low awareness and low autonomy of women make them dependent on their husbands to make decisions on family planning, especially in rural areas.7 Therefore, in India, for several decades, women's attitudes and behavior toward fertility control through family planning has gained much attention from demographers and social scientists.8 In contrast, men have been paid little attention by researchers in issues related to family planning, although men and women are both biologically partners in the reproductive process. Indeed for many years men were absent from most of the great sc...... middle of paper ......lik AM, Bukhari IAS, Tahir AR. Male contraception; knowledge, attitude and practice among male population of hansra basti bhawalpur. Professional Med J. 2013;20(4): 591-594.15. Bawah AA et al., Women's fears and men's anxieties: the impact of family planning on gender relations in northern Ghana, Studies in Family Planning, 1999, 30(1):54–66.16. Char A, Saavala M, Kulmala T. Male perceptions of female sterilization: a community-based study in rural central India. International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.2009; 35(3):131–13817. Drennan M. Reproductive health. New perspectives on male participation. Population Reports, Series J: Family Planning Programs. 1998; Oct (46): 1-35.18. Roudi F, Ashford L. Men and family planning in Africa. Washington DC, Population Reference Bureau (PRB), July 1996; (2) 3-20. Reproductive health training material.