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Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care at Anomabo, Central Region, Ghana
Joint Authors
Craymah, Joshua Panyin
Oppong, Robert Kwame
Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale
Source
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Globally, male involvement in maternal health care services remains a challenge to effective maternal health care accessibility and utilization.
Objective.
This study assessed male involvement in maternal health care services and associated factors in Anomabo in the Central Region of Ghana.
Methods.
Random sampling procedures were employed in selecting 100 adult male respondents whose partners were pregnant or had given birth within twelve months preceding the study.
Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher’s exact tests were conducted to assess the association of sociodemographic and enabling/disenabling factors with male involvement in maternal health care services.
Results.
Some 35%, 44%, and 20% of men accompanied their partners to antenatal care, delivery, and postnatal care services, respectively.
Male involvement in antenatal care and delivery was influenced by sociodemographic (partner’s education, type of marriage, living arrangements, and number of children) and enabling/disenabling (distance to health facility, attitude of health workers, prohibitive cultural norms, unfavourable health policies, and gender roles) factors.
Conclusion.
The low male involvement in maternal health care services warrants interventions to improve the situation.
Public health interventions should focus on designing messages to diffuse existing sociocultural perceptions and health care provider attitudes which influence male involvement in maternal health care services.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Craymah, Joshua Panyin& Oppong, Robert Kwame& Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale. 2017. Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care at Anomabo, Central Region, Ghana. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Craymah, Joshua Panyin…[et al.]. Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care at Anomabo, Central Region, Ghana. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Craymah, Joshua Panyin& Oppong, Robert Kwame& Tuoyire, Derek Anamaale. Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care at Anomabo, Central Region, Ghana. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169676
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1169676