The association between male involvement in institutional delivery and women’s use of institutional delivery in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia: Community based survey

Tessema, Kassanesh Melese; Mulatu, Kebadnew; Mengesha, Endalkachew Worku; Nigussie, Azezu Asres; Wondie, Awoke Giletew

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0249917

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“…Concurring with these findings, similar rates were reported in urban and peri-urban parts of east and west Africa including Uganda, (65%) and Nigeria (64%) [33,34]. This study was conducted in urban settings with higher likelihood of male partners' awareness of importance of their involvement in the antenatal care, contrary to situations in peri-urban [35] and rural Tanzania [36], Ghana [8], Ethiopia [12] where prevalence of male involvement was between 18-45%. The observed variation could be explained by the methodological and cultural differences.…”

Section: Prevalence and Determinants Of Male Involvementsupporting

confidence: 77%

“…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'. Questionnaires were screened for completeness and missing information was inquired before data entry, which was concomitantly performed with data collection.…”

Section: Study Population Sampling Recruitment and Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As a developing country at a low middle income level, the average male involvement in RCH services ranges from 60 to 70% [9,10], despite a mandate under national RCH policies and guidelines for male participation [10]. Similar rates of male involvement in RCH services were evident in other African settings including Kenya [11], Ethiopia [12] and Ghana [13]. Maternal and child health care has been perceived as women's rather than men's affair [14][15][16].…”

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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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“…Based on the summative score of variables designed to assess husband involvement with a score equal to or above the mean was considered as involved [15].…”

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Prevalence and associated factors of poor sleep quality among postpartum women in North West Ethiopia: a community-based study

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Introduction Although sleep disturbance is a community problem, there is limited study in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the prevalence and factors affecting postpartum poor sleep quality in women. Method A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 1st to August 30th, 2021 in Gondar city. The cluster sampling method was used to address 858 study participants. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 19-item self-report measure of sleep quality over the past month was used to measure maternal sleep quality during the postpartum period and a global PSQI score of 5 or more was used to indicate poor sleep quality. Binary logistic regression was used to identify variable association and 95% confidence level and adjusted Odds Ratio were used to declare association. Result Poor sleep quality prevalence during postpartum period was 24.0% (95%CI: 21.3–26.9). factors significantly associated with poor sleep quality were family size [AOR = 1.76; 95% CI: (1.14–2.73)], unplanned pregnancy [AOR = 2.11; 95%CI: (1.17–3.80)], had a family history of mental illness [AOR = 3.70; 95%CI: (2.15–6.37)], had known medical disorders [AOR = 2.59; 95%CI: (1.51–4.43)], having intimate partner violence [AOR = 2.58; 95%CI: (1.78–3.75)], and women who can read and write and who complete secondary school [AOR = 2.60; 95% CI: (1.20–5.66)] and [AOR = 2.02; 95%CI: (1.16–3.53)] respectively. On the other hand, being housewife, merchant, and government-employed [AOR = 0.32; 95%CI: (0.14–0.73)], [AOR = 0.13; 95%CI: (0.05–0.34)], and [AOR = 0.38; 95%CI: (0.14–0.98)] respectively were identified to be factors significantly associated with poor sleep quality. Conclusion Poor sleep quality prevalence is high in the community of Gondar city. Thus, setting strategies to increase women’s educational level, providing health education programs to create awareness on the consequence of intimate partner violence which could reduce the violence; increasing screening for medical disorders before or during maternity period, preventing unplanned pregnancy with effective family planning method, and employing women in a certain organization will have a great role in reducing poor sleep quality.

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“…A systematic review revealed that male involvement is associated with improved maternal health outcomes in developing countries [24]. In African countries, including Ethiopia, male involvement in antenatal care (ANC) and delivery is associated with increased spousal use of skilled birth attendant and postnatal care (PNC) [20,22,[24][25][26]. There are also studies addressing factors influencing male involvement in maternal health services such as ANC, delivery, PNC and family planning [17,18,20,21,23,27], while there is a lack of evidence about male involvement in MWH utilization.…”

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Factors affecting men’s involvement in maternity waiting home utilization in North Achefer district, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

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Background Maternity waiting home (MWH) is a direct strategy to improve newborn and maternal survival. The utilization of MWH, however, remains very low in Ethiopia. Men involvement in maternal health programs is a key strategy to increase utilization of maternal health services, including MWH. This study defines men involvement in-terms of men’s participation in deciding to admit their spouse to an MWH, accompanying their spouse to an MWH, providing financial support, availing food at an MWH, and taking care of the home or children. Thus, the current study aims to identify factors affecting men’s involvement in MWH utilization. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 1st to December 30th, 2018. Four hundred three men were involved in the study. Data were analyzed by the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23. Independent predictors were identified by a multivariable logistic regression model. Adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were reported. Results Men’s involvement in MWH was 55.6% (50.71, 60.45). Age (AOR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.82–0.94), knowledge about MWH (AOR = 4.74, 95% CI = 2.65–8.49), decision-making power (AOR = 4.00, 95% CI = 1.38–11.57), and receiving counseling about MWH during spousal antenatal care visits (AOR = 9.15, 95% CI = 3.34–25.03) had statistically significant associations with men’s involvement in MWH utilization. Conclusions Nearly, half of the male partners were involved in MWH utilization. Men’s age, MWH knowledge, decision-making power, and receiving counseling were factors affecting their involvement in MWH utilization. Interventions targeting to improve male involvement in MWH utilization should focus on building men’s knowledge about MWH, increasing male involvement in ANC with an appropriate level of counseling about MWH, and changing patriarchal thinking in society with appropriate behavioral interventions such as community-based health education.

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The association between male involvement in institutional delivery and women’s use of institutional delivery in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia: Community based survey

Cited by 18 publications

References 24 publications

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

Prevalence and associated factors of poor sleep quality among postpartum women in North West Ethiopia: a community-based study

Factors affecting men’s involvement in maternity waiting home utilization in North Achefer district, Northwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

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