Factors Influencing Male Involvement in Antenatal Care Among Clients Attending Antenatal Clinic: A Case of Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.

Ongeso, Abednego; Okoth, Basil

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“…Women who delivered within 24 hours, those who were either too sick to be interviewed or those who refused to participate in the study, were excluded. Using Kish Leslie's formula, n = (z^2 p(100-p))/ε^2 by assuming that the proportion of male involvement in maternal healthcare in Tanzania (p) was 40% [28] at a maximum error (ε) of 5%, z value at 95% level of confidence of 1.96 and 10% non-response rate, the minimum required sample size was 413.…”

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“…Data collection was conducted using a structured questionnaire adapted from previous study [28]. The questionnaire covered these topics: a) Demographic parameters such as age, marital status, religion, level of education, occupation, duration of relationship (physical, social or financial) and number of children; b) information on barriers of male involvement in ANC of which women were to choose one or more possible barriers [11,12,29] such as 'being too busy with work', 'thinking its women's' affairs', 'lack of maternal health knowledge' and health service related factors such as 'comfortability to be in antenatal clinic', 'prohibitions to participate during care', 'poorly perceived quality of care', 'staff attitudes', 'inhibitive facility infrastructure' and /or, 'long waiting time'.…”

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Prevalence and barriers to male involvement in antenatal care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A facility-based mixed-methods study

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Background Men have traditionally not been fully involved in reproductive health care of their partners, and yet, they play a crucial role in family decision-making and therefore crucial key players in preventing poor pregnancy outcomes. This study aimed to assess prevalence and determinants of male participation in maternal health care and explore male partners’ perspective of their involvement in antenatal care at an urban tertiary referral facility. Methods A mixed-methods study was conducted from October 2018 to January 2019 at Muhimbili National Hospital. A cross-sectional survey of 428 nursing mothers and two focus group discussions of male partners (n = 7 and n = 11) of women attending antenatal clinic and nursing mothers in the post-natal ward were performed. Using SPSS Ver. 23 (IBM, Chicago, IL), frequency distribution tables summarized demographic data and categories of male partners’ involvement in antenatal care. Focus group discussions included male partners of age from 24 to 55 years at their first to fifth experience of pregnancy and childbirth. Interviews were audio-recorded, and then transcribed and coded. Thematic analysis was applied. Results The prevalence of male involvement in antenatal care was 69%. More than two-thirds of nursing mothers received physical, psychological and financial support from partners (76%) and attended four or more antenatal visits (85%). Five themes of male perspective of their involvement in antenatal care were generated, including: a) cultural norms and gender roles, b) ignorance of reproductive health service, c) factors outside their control, d) couple interaction and conflicts, and e) institutional obstacles. Conclusion The prevalence of male partners’ involvement in antenatal care was relatively high. Men’s involvement in antenatal care depended on access to antenatal care education, standards of structure and process of antenatal service and how well their role was defined in the maternal health care system. Interactions and practice in society, employment sector and government health system should complement strategies to promote men’s involvement in maternal health.

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Prevalence and barriers to male involvement in antenatal care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A facility-based mixed-methods study

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“…Matiang'i et al (2013) in their study in Kenya that involved assessing the men on their role on maternal and child health among men living in Lang'ata reported almost similar findings of only 40% accompanying their husbands to the clinic and in this study the men felt despite going to the hospital they were not much welcomed by the healthcare workers and this indicated the need to reevaluate how the male partners are treated by the health care workers in the ANC (Matiang'i et al, 2013). In a study in Kenyatta National Hospital majority of men reported that ANC is traditionally for women and there was no role of men but most of these men also stated that the members of staff at ANC clinic were friendly and approachable (Ongeso et al, 2018).…”

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Influence of Husband Involvement during Antenatal Clinic on Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs among Mothers Attending Well Baby Clinics in Nakuru County-Kenya: A Quasi Experimental Study

Kibaru¹,

Otara²

2023

EMSJ

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Introduction: Male involvement is associated with improved maternal and newborn outcomes as they play a vital role in decision making in health seeking. Objective: To determine the influence of husbands’ accompaniment to the antenatal clinic on maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs (NDS) after nurses’ capacity building. Study design: A quasi experimental study. Method: Eight health facilities were selected at random among facilities in Nakuru County. Mothers attending well baby clinics with children <1 year were interviewed using structured questionnaires. Analysis was done using the SPSS software (version 23). Results: Two different cohorts of 414 mothers each were interviewed at baseline and at the end with 176 (42.5%) and 200 (48.3%) of mothers respectively being accompanied by husbands for antenatal clinic. At baseline they were likely to identify inability to breastfeed, convulsions and hypothermia as NDS and these were statistically significant with p <0.004, P< 0.003 and P< 0.033 respectively. Identification of more 3 NDS increased from 37 (21%) at baseline to 99 (49.5%) with all mentioning at least one NDS at the end point. Conclusion: Male partner accompaniment to antenatal care was found to have a positive correlation to maternal knowledge of NDS with nurses’ capacity building playing a big role.

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“…Despite being acknowledged as one of the foundations of safe motherhood, male participation in maternal services is still low in Kenya (Nyang'au et al, 2021). The improvement of prenatal care services depends heavily on male participation (Ongeso, 2018). Their participation in programs promoting reproductive and child health has the potential to enhance family health after childbirth.…”

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The Effects of Socio-Demographic Factors on Male Partner Involvement in Antenatal Care Among Households: A Case of Kaptimbor Village Baringo Central Sub-County, Kenya

Odawa

Lomadi²,

Korir³

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EJPHS

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Background: Male partner involvement in ANC is essential for the mother's health and the growth of the fetus because it connects the mother and her child to the healthcare system, potentially increasing the likelihood that antenatal care services will be optimized. This study aimed to determine the effects of socio-demographics on male partner involvement in Antenatal Care. Methods: A descriptive survey research design was used. The study population included male partners in Kaptimbor Village Baringo Central Sub-County, Kabarnet ward. A sample of 167 respondents was recruited for the study. A stratified random sampling approach was used to select the study participants. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire, analyzed using SPSS computer package version 26 and thereafter presented using descriptive methods. Findings: The majority of the respondents (69.0%) were aged between 28 and 49 years, 63.2% had secondary or higher-level education, 39.4%, were self-employed, (58.7%) lived a distance of more than one kilometer from the nearest health facility and (54.8%) were of Tugen and Pokot ethnic backgrounds. The majority of the respondents indicated that traditionally, ANC has only been a place for women and that men had certain roles to play during pregnancy. Younger men were more supportive, older men were opposed to the idea of men engaging in ANC. Men with low-income levels chose to stay at home rather than accompany their partners to prenatal clinics. A significant percentage of men correctly identified convulsions, loss of consciousness, fast/difficult breathing and severe headache with blurred vision as danger signs in pregnancy. Conclusions: Different aspects of ANC indicated varying degrees of involvement. In spite of the fact that the vast majority of men indicated a high level of involvement in ANC services, there were gaps in their understanding, perceptions, and involvement. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/soc/0023/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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Factors Influencing Male Involvement in Antenatal Care Among Clients Attending Antenatal Clinic: A Case of Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya.

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Prevalence and barriers to male involvement in antenatal care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A facility-based mixed-methods study

Prevalence and barriers to male involvement in antenatal care in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A facility-based mixed-methods study

Influence of Husband Involvement during Antenatal Clinic on Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs among Mothers Attending Well Baby Clinics in Nakuru County-Kenya: A Quasi Experimental Study

The Effects of Socio-Demographic Factors on Male Partner Involvement in Antenatal Care Among Households: A Case of Kaptimbor Village Baringo Central Sub-County, Kenya

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