ArticleBMC public health2020
Social determinants of male partner attendance in women's prevention-of mother-to-child transmission program in Malawi.
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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
- Male partner's involvement in prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and associated factors in Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Determinants of Male Involvement in the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in the Bamenda Health District, Cameroon.Journal of tropical medicine · 2026Review
- The impact of stigma and socioeconomic barriers on HIV treatment adherence in Conakry, Republic of Guinea: a gender perspective.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Rates of Seroprotection against Vaccine-Preventable Infectious Diseases in HIV-Exposed and -Unexposed Malawian Infants.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Understanding the meanings of male partner support in the adherence to therapy among HIV-positive women: a gender analysis.Global health action · 2022Article
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundMale partners are rarely present during PMTCT (Prevention-Mother-To-Child-Transmission) services in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Male involvement is increasingly recognised as an important element of women's access to care. This study aims to identify the socio-demographic characteristics, HIV-Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) among women accompanied and not accompanied by their male partners.
methodsWe included pregnant women enrolled in PMTCT programme between August 2018 and November 2019 in the Southern Region of Malawi. Eligible women were aged 18 years or older, living with a male partner, enrolled for the first time in one of the four selected facilities. We provided a KAP survey to women and their partners attending the facilities. Our primary objective was to assess and analyse the proportion of women who were accompanied by their partner at least once. We applied descriptive statistics and logistic regressions to study the association between being accompanied and explanatory variables.
resultsWe enrolled 128 HIV-positive women: 82 (64.1%) were accompanied by their male partners and 46 (35.9%) were alone. In the multivariable model, women's unemployment and owning a means of transport are negatively associated with male attendance (respectively adjusted OR 0.32 [95% CI, 0.11-0.82] and 0.23 [95% CI, 0.07-0.77]), whereas, in the univariable model, high women's level of knowledge of HIV is positively associated with male attendance (OR 2.17 [95% CI, 1.03-4.58]). Level of attitude and practice toward HIV were not significantly associated to our study variable.
conclusionsOur study shows a high male attendance in Malawi compared to other studies performed in SSA. This study highlights that women's level of knowledge on HIV and their economic condition (employment and owning a means of transport) affects male attendance. Moreover, the study points out that gender power relationships and stringent gender norms play a crucial role thus they should be considered to enhance male involvement.
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