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Data were obtained through interviews with men by means of a 32 item self\u2010administered questionnaire. Data analyses were made with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Almost all of the men (96.6%) were single. Students' (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2003=\u2003200) average age at their first sexual intercourse experience was 17.4\u2003years. Seventy\u2010three percent of the students used a family planning (FP) method in their first sexual experiences (69.5% used a condom). The male condom is the most well known (95.8%) and commonly used (70.1%) FP method. The number of students taking a shared responsibility for FP was 79.4%. One third of the students had negative attitudes towards vasectomy and 1\/5 of them were against the use of condoms. The percentage of the students who had heard about emergency contraception (EC) was 14.5%.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:\u2002<\/jats:bold> Male university students who are sexually active generally do not have enough knowledge about FP and EC. They tend to engage in high\u2010risk behavior. It is imperative that education and counseling in reproductive and sexual health must be offered to all young men. 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