Men - a barrier to accessing SRHR services.

Most men prevent their partners from accessing services due to their illiteracy or lack of information on issues of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) but it has also been learnt that men with pregnant partners prevent them from attending Antenatal Services for fear of knowing their HIV status through their partners as VCT is compulsory for pregnant women.

YMEP is based on the belief that young men can play a major role in the promotion of safer sexual practices.   YMEP helps make men become responsible for their own health and that of their partners, to encourage men to support their partners to access services from health centres that concern their partners' health as well as their own health.

The continuous sensitization of men on issues of SRHR and making the services accessible specifically addressing their unmet needs in Health facilities will benefit their health and their partners. Access to quality SRHR information will make more men access VCT services and encourage them to accompany their partners to Health facilities when seeking services.

As long as men continue being left out on issues of sexuality concerning their masculinity, SRHR information and access to services addressing their needs in Health facilities, they will continue to be a barrier and putting  their partners'health and their own at higher risk of infection from HIV and STIs.