ArticleWomen & health2019
The role of women's empowerment and male engagement in pregnancy healthcare seeking behaviors in western Kenya.
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- The Impact of Women's Agency on Accessing and Using Maternal Healthcare Services: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Cost of Home-Based Couples Human Immunodeficiency Virus Counseling and Testing and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Self-Testing During Pregnancy and Postpartum in Southwestern Kenya.Value in health regional issues · 2023Trial
- Effects of a Home-Based Intervention on HIV Prevention Health Behaviors in Pregnant/Postpartum Kenyan Women: Estimating Moderating Effects of Depressive Symptoms.AIDS and behavior · 2021Trial
- Couple Relationships and Interaction During Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Review of Key Relational Dynamics.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Review
- Women's empowerment and its influence on the uptake of breast cancer screening in Tanzania: an analysis of 2022 Tanzania demographic health survey data.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Linkages between women's empowerment, religion, marriage type, and uptake of antenatal care visits in 13 West African countries.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Unlocking the potential for engaging men to improve reproductive, maternal, and neonatal health in Karnali Province, Nepal.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Associated Factors of Male Participation in Antenatal Care in Muaro Jambi District, Indonesia.Journal of pregnancy · 2022Article
- A randomized group antenatal care pilot showed increased partner communication and partner HIV testing during pregnancy in Malawi and Tanzania.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Tu'Washindi na PrEP: Working With Young Women and Service Providers to Design an Intervention for PrEP Uptake and Adherence in the Context of Gender-Based Violence.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2021Article
- Support or control? Qualitative interviews with Zambian women on male partner involvement in HIV care during and after pregnancy.PloS one · 2020Article
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We sought to understand whether women's empowerment and male partner engagement were associated with use of antenatal care (ANC). Women presenting for ANC in Nyanza province of Kenya between June 2015 and May 2016, were approached for participation. A total of 137 pregnant women and 96 male partners completed baseline assessments. Women's empowerment was measured using the modified Sexual Relationship Power Scale. ANC use measures included timing of the first ANC visit and number of visits. Male engagement was based on whether a husband reported accompanying his wife to one or more antenatal visits during the pregnancy. Multiple linear and logistic regression analyses were used to identify factors independently related to use and timing of ANC. Women with higher mean empowerment scores were likely to have more than one ANC visit in the index pregnancy [Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) = 2.8, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.1-7.3], but empowerment was not associated with early ANC use. Women who were more empowered were less likely to have a husband who reported attending an ANC visit with his wife (AOR = 0.1, 95% CI: 0.03-0.8). Women's empowerment is important and may be related to ANC use and engagement of male partners in complex ways.
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