Improving Prenatal Health Communication: Engaging Men via E-Health

Abstract

The initial goal of this comparative study that aimed investigate the value of an e-health application to educate men about pregnancy-related health, involving EUA and Portugal, was to design an e-health intervention focused on the importance of prenatal health that would appeal to men and ultimately reinforce paternal involvement in pregnancy health. Through one-on-one in-person interviews with men that used the prototype of the application we could achieve a qualitative evaluation of perceived usefulness and ease of use of the web-based intervention for participants and how this influenced their behavioral intentions in relation with prenatal engagement. In the specific case of research conducted in Portugal, evaluation of e-Health literacy amongst the target group was never conducted in the past so, the specific results of the