Husbands’ participation in birth preparedness and complication readiness and associated factors in Kucha district, GamoGofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Abstract

Background Birth-preparedness and complication-readiness (BPCR) is the process of planning for normal birth and anticipating the actions needed in case of an emergency. The involvement of husband during pregnancy and its complication helps an expectant mother to make timely decisions to avoid delays. Therefore, this study aims to assess the level of husband involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness and associated factors in Kucha District, Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.Methods Community-based cross-sectional study was conducted 421 among husbands with a wife who gave birth within the last 12 months at Kucha District. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire by trained data collectors. Binary and multivariable logistic regression with odds ratios along with the 95% confidence interval analysis were employed to find factors associated with the dependent variable. A p-value <0.05 with 95% confidence level were used to declare statistical significance.Result Data collected from 421 husbands. One hundred twenty-seven (30.2%) husband involved in birth preparedness and complication readiness plan. Husbands who attend secondary and higher level of school (AOR=3.1, CI (1.84-5.23)), husbands whose wives had antenatal care follow up four and above (AOR=4.91, CI (2.36-10.2)), and husbands whose reside more than 5 km from health care facility (AOR=2.35, CI=1.40-3.96)), were significantly associated with husband involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness.Conclusion Husbands involvement during birth preparedness and complication readiness was 30.2%. Educational level, the frequency of antenatal care, and the distance to the health facility were factors significantly affect the husbands’ involvement.

Male partners' participation in birth preparedness and complication readiness in global south: systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The minimum birth preparedness and complication readiness among male partners of pregnant women and nursing mothers in the global south was 30% seen in a study conducted in Ethiopia [52] whereas the maximum was 57.6% observed in Nepal [42]. The pooled result of the studies showed that less than half (48.8%; 95%CI: 41.9, 55.6) of male partners of pregnant women and nursing mothers practiced BP/CR (Fig 2).…”

“…The total sample size of the included studies in this review were 4210, ranging among studies included from 125 in Nepal [42] to 592 in Ethiopia [43]. Five of the included studies were from Asia [10,42,[44][45][46], seven studies from Africa with the majority from Ethiopia [43,[47][48][49][50][51][52]. Additionally, all studies included in the review were cross-sectional study designs (Table 1).…”

“…Duval and Tweedie's nonparametric trim and ll analysis using the random-effect analysis was conducted to account for publication bias and heterogeneity. The lowest 29% and highest 76.3% percentage of saving money for delivery was observed in Southern [52] and Nothern [49] Ethiopia respectively, ( Table 1). The pooled meta-analysis showed that 49.8% (95%CI: 28, 71.6) of male partners saved money for delivery (Fig 4).…”

“…Accordingly, the pooled result of studies showed only 18.9% (95% CI: 9.8, 28.1) of male partners have identi ed potential blood donors for an emergency case that could occur during pregnancy or childbirth (Fig 4). Identifying skilled birth attendant ranges from the lowest 4.8% in Ethiopia [52] and the highest 73% observed in Bangladesh [45], ( Table 1). The nding of this study revealed that 40.8% (95% CI: 22.7, 58.2) of the male partners of pregnant women and nursing mothers have identi ed skilled birth attendants (Fig 4).…”

Male involvement in Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

“…In the current systematic review and meta-analysis, four regions and one administrative town in the country were included. Three studies were from Tigray [25][26][27], two were from Oromia region [28,29]. (Fig.3).…”