ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024
Male involvement in antenatal care and associated factors among married men with wives who recently gave birth in Debre Tabor town, North West Ethiopia.
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- Male partner involvement in ANC to increase institutional delivery and postnatal care utilization in developing countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
- Husbands' Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs, Attitude, and Involvement in the Maternity Continuum of Care in Rural Central Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- 'We truly feel limited': nurses and midwives' perspectives on multi-level factors influencing women's adherence to ANC in Rwanda: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Obstetric Caregivers' Perspectives on Barriers and Perceived Impacts of Male Involvement in Antenatal Care and Labour in Ekiti State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2025Article
- Perceptions and satisfaction among couples on male involvement during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- The Theory of Planned Behaviour in Predicting Determinants of Male Involvement in Reproductive Health Services.The East African health research journal · 2025Article
- Timely Initiation of Antenatal Care and its Determinants Among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, maternal mortality remains a critical issue, with male involvement during antenatal care (ANC) recognized as pivotal in reducing maternal deaths. Limited evidence on male involvement exists in low and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess male involvement during antenatal care and associated factors among married men whose wives gave birth within the last 6 months in Debretabor town, North West Ethiopia in 2023.
objectiveEvaluate the level of male involvement during antenatal care and identify associated factors in the specified study area.
methodsA community-based cross-sectional study involved 404 married men, whose wives had given birth within the past 6 months in Debretabor town. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews, entered into EpiData version 4.6, and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Logistic regression analyses determined associations.
resultsMale involvement during antenatal care in the study area was 46.8% (CI: 41.6, 51.5). Factors influencing involvement included men's attitude (AOR = 2.365), lack of male invitation to the examination room (AOR = 0.370), couples' living status (AOR = 4.461), men with secondary education (AOR = 4.052), men with diploma and above (AOR = 4.276), and complications during pregnancy (AOR = 6.976). CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The observed low level of male involvement underscores the need for targeted interventions. Stakeholders should promote male participation through counseling, community mobilization, and awareness campaigns.
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