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INTRODUCTION: Male contraceptives are necessary for acknowledgment of the need for shared contraceptive responsibility, which would lessen the burden currently borne solely by the female spouse, in situations where women are unable to use because of health issues. The Indian Express news coverage released a report on June 7, 2023, United Nations Report on the World Populace Prospects, which said that by 2050, India"s populace would reach far surpassing China"s declining populace at 131.7 crore. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted in a quantitative research approach with one group pre-test and post-test pre-experimental design. The study was conducted in Nerkundram for 75 men with Purposive sampling technique. The research tools are the demographic variables, Self structured questionnaire for knowledge, 5 Point Likert"s scale for attitude and dichotomous questionnaire for barriers. RESULT: The study revels that the knowledge level on pre-test, 66.67% had inadequate knowledge, 100% had negative attitude, and the mean score of barriers on permanent methods was 5.0 and the temporary was 6.46 whereas in the post-test after the intervention of structured teaching programme the knowledge level was 94.67% had adequate knowledge, 70.67% had positive attitude, and the post-test mean score was 1.14 in permanent methods and the post-test mean score was 0.90 in temporary methods. It shows a positive correlation between mean differed knowledge, attitude and barriers which was statistically significant at p<0.005 level. CONCLUSION: The study reflects that the men had inadequate knowledge, attitude and barriers but after the structured teaching programme the knowledge, attitude and barriers have increased it shows a positive outcome by performing this study.