ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2017
Male partner involvement in efforts to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Kisumu County, Western Kenya, 2015.
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- Factors associated with pregnancy uptake decisions among seropositive HIV people receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.Nursing open · 2022Pooled it
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- Money, chores and emotional support: Kenyan and Zambian fathers' perceptions of male partner involvement in maternal and infant health within the context of HIV.Culture, health & sexuality · 2024Article
- Male involvement in maternal and child nutrition in low-income informal settlements, Nairobi, Kenya.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Understanding Women's Preferences for Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission Services in Kenya.International journal of MCH and AIDS · 2024Article
- Improving Male Partner Involvement in HIV-Positive Women's Care Through Behavioral Change Interventions in Malawi (WeMen Study): A Prospective, Controlled Before-and-After Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Towards a global framework for assessing male involvement in maternal health: results of an international Delphi study.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Rwanda: a nested case-control study of risk factors for transmission.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
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- Increasing male engagement in the prevention of vertical transmission of HIV: what works in sub-Saharan Africa?BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Article
- Involvement of Male Partners of Pregnant Women in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Haiti: A Mixed-Methods Study.American journal of men's healthArticle
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Abstract
introductionmale partner involvement in elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV activities remains low in Western Kenya, despite its importance in reducing rates of child HIV transmission. We sought to identify factors associated with male partner involvement in eMTCT in Kisumu East sub-County, Western Kenya.
methodswe conducted a cross-sectional study among women aged ≥ 18 years who had children aged ≤ 12 months and were attending a child health clinic for immunization services in one of four Western Kenya health centers between February and April, 2015. We assessed male involvement using an "involvement index" of five factors of equal weight: partner antenatal care (ANC) attendance, partner HIV testing, partner financial support to the woman during ANC, partner awareness of ANC services and partner participation in decision making on contraception including condom use. Male involvement was classified as high or low based on their index score. We calculated odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) to identify factors associated with high male partner involvement.
resultswe recruited 216 female participants. Mean age was 26.1 years (± 5.5 years), 189 (87.5%) were married. The majority (94.4%) had attended ANC in public health facilities. Nineteen percent of women had high male involvement. Having > 8 years of formal education (AOR 3.9, CI = 1.51-10.08), having male partner who was employed, history of previous couple testing (AOR = 3.2, CI = 1.42-7.22) and reports of partner having read the mother-child booklet during ANC (AOR = 2.9, CI = 1.30-6.49), were associated with high male involvement.
conclusionbased on our findings, we recommend targeted strategies to actively sensitize men and encourage their involvement in eMTCT, particularly among partners of women with fewer years of education and among partners who are not employed.
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