ArticleJournal of social, behavioral and health sciences2017
A Qualitative Exploration of the Meaning and Understanding of Male Partner Involvement in Pregnancy-Related Care among men in rural South Africa.
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- Fathers' involvement in pregnancy and childbirth in Africa: an integrative systematic review.Global health action · 2024Pooled it
- Systematic review of the concept 'male involvement in maternal health' by natural language processing and descriptive analysis.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- Maternal and infant antiretroviral therapy adherence among women living with HIV in rural South Africa: a cluster randomised trial of the role of male partner participation on adherence and PMTCT uptake.SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance · 2021Trial
- Sexual risk behavior among HIV-infected women in South Africa at 12-months postpartum.AIDS care · 2019Trial
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- Relational contexts and men's responsibilities informing men's participation in antenatal care in rural sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Unravelling the nuances: A scoping review on fatherhood and men's participation in antenatal care in rural Sub-Saharan Africa.PloS one · 2025Article
- Young men's barriers to and facilitators of utilising HIV-testing services in South Africa.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2025Article
- 'I am a father but not pregnant': a qualitative analysis of the perspectives of pregnant couples on male partner role during pregnancy care in Bamenda, Cameroon.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Exploring Factors Associated with Limited Male Partner Involvement in Maternal Health: A Sesotho Socio-Cultural Perspective from the Free State, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Cultural barriers to male partners' involvement in antenatal care in Limpopo province.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- Making the Case for Joint Decision-Making in Future Multipurpose Prevention Technology (MPT) Choice: Qualitative Findings on MPT Attribute Preferences from the CUPID Study (MTN-045).Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Article
- Prenatal and Postnatal Intimate Partner Violence and Associated Factors Among HIV-Infected Women in Rural South Africa: A Longitudinal Study.Violence against women · 2021Article
- Male partner participation in maternity care and social support for childbearing women: a discussion paper.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- A qualitative exploration of roles and expectations of male partners from PMTCT services in rural Malawi.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Impact of village health volunteer support on postnatal depressive symptoms in the remote rural areas of Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study.Tropical medicine and health · 2021Article
- Safer Conception and Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Postpartum Women with HIV in Rural South Africa.Open access journal of contraception · 2021Article
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- Acceptability and feasibility of a behavioral and mobile health intervention (COMBIND) shown to increase uptake of prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) care in India.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Experiences, views and needs of first-time fathers in pregnancy-related care: a qualitative study in south-East Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
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Abstract
Male partner involvement (MPI) during antenatal care has been promoted as an effective intervention to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. Although MPI is commonly defined as men attending antenatal clinic visits with their female partner, few men attend antenatal clinic visits in rural communities in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. The study aimed to qualitatively explore the meaning and understanding of MPI as perceived by men visiting primary health care clinics in rural communities in Mpumalanga. Six focus groups discussions (
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