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Trial reportBulletin of the World Health Organization2018

Involving male partners in maternity care in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial.

Marina As Daniele, Rasmané Ganaba, Sophie Sarrassat, Simon Cousens, Clémentine Rossier, Seydou Drabo, Djeneba Ouedraogo, Veronique Filippi

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Trial report in Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marina As DanieleThe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HT, England.
Rasmané GanabaAfricSanté, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Sophie SarrassatThe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HT, England.
Simon CousensThe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HT, England.
Clémentine RossierInstitut de démographie et socioéconomie, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Seydou DraboFaculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Djeneba OuedraogoAfricSanté, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Veronique FilippiThe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1E 7HT, England.
AFRICSanté · BFUniversity of Oslo · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine whether an intervention to involve the male partners of pregnant women in maternity care influenced care-seeking, healthy breastfeeding and contraceptive practices after childbirth in urban Burkina Faso.

methodsIn a non-blinded, multicentre, parallel-group, superiority trial, 1144 women were assigned by simple randomization to two study arms: 583 entered the intervention arm and 561 entered the control arm. All women were cohabiting with a male partner and had a low-risk pregnancy. Recruitment took place at 20 to 36 weeks' gestation at five primary health centres in Bobo-Dioulasso. The intervention comprised three educational sessions: (i) an interactive group session during pregnancy with male partners only, to discuss their role; (ii) a counselling session during pregnancy for individual couples; and (iii) a postnatal couple counselling session. The control group received routine care only. We followed up participants at 3 and 8 months postpartum.

findingsThe follow-up rate was over 96% at both times. In the intervention arm, 74% (432/583) of couples or men attended at least two study sessions. Attendance at two or more outpatient postnatal care consultations was more frequent in the intervention than the control group (risk difference, RD: 11.7%; 95% confidence interval, CI: 6.0 to 17.5), as was exclusive breastfeeding 3 months postpartum (RD: 11.4%; 95% CI: 5.8 to 17.2) and effective modern contraception use 8 months postpartum (RD: 6.4%; 95% CI: 0.5 to 12.3).

conclusionInvolving men as supportive partners in maternity care was associated with better adherence to recommended healthy practices after childbirth.

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Breast FeedingCounselingPostpartum PeriodSexual PartnersAdolescentAdultBurkina FasoCesarean SectionChildContraceptionFathersFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle Aged

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