FACTORS INFLUENCING MALE INVOLVEMENT IN SAFE MOTHERHOOD AMONG COMMUNITIES IN KWALE AND KILIFI IN COASTAL KENYA
Keywords:
Safe Motherhood Practices, Male Involvement and Social Demographic FactorsSafe Motherhood Practices, Male Involvement and Social Demographic FactorsAbstract
Purpose: The main purpose of the study was to determine the factors influencing male involvement in safe motherhood among communities of Kwale and Kilifi Counties of Coastal Kenya.
Materials and methods: The study was descriptive cross sectional design. The study focused on women of child-bearing age 15 - 49 and men aged 15 - 54 from Kilifi and Kwale counties in 14 health facilities. Qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were used. Interviewer-administered questionnaire were administered to women who were attending ANC. Data was also collected using semi-structured interviews with health service providers, community leaders and county directors. Focus group discussions were conducted using FGD guide with four women and men groups. Analysis was done using SPSS and NVivo softwares.
Results: The findings of the study revealed that Men and women interviewed in the two rural counties believed safe motherhood practices especially in pregnancy and childbirth are a preserve of women. Illiteracy, sociocultural factors, weak health systems and economic factors were found to be the major barriers to male involvement. Traditional gender roles defined the involvement of men mostly perceived to be provision of funds for transport and food.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: This study recommended a defined program that target male involvement strategy. It will involve male champions/men ambassador/agents being supported to go to the Mnazi dens and educate, sensitize and support dialogues with men aged 35 years and below. A targeted alcohol abuse sensitization and education will go a long way. A friendly health system be put in place to accommodate men. Friendlier timing including weekends and late hours, space at the clinics to accommodate men and responsive health workers.
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Carter, M. W., & Speizer, I. (2005). Salvadoran fathers' attendance at prenatal care, delivery, and postpartum care. Rev Panam Salud Publica, 18 (3), 149-156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1020-49892005000800001
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Fekede Asefa, Ayele Geleto, Yadeta Dessie. Male Partners Involvement in Maternal ANC Care: The View of Women Attending ANC in Hararipublic Health Institutions, Eastern Ethiopia. Science Journal of Public Health. Vol. 2, No. 3, 2014, pp. 182-188. doi: 10.11648/j.sjph.20140203.17
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JHPIEGO. (2001). Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) Program. Birth preparedness and complication readiness. A matrix of shared responsibilities. Maternal and Neonatal Health, 23-31.
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Nkuoh GN, Meyer DJ, Tih PM, Nkfusai J. Barriers to men's participation in antenatal and prevention of motherto-child HIV transmission care in Cameroon, Africa. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2010; 55(4): 363-9.
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Reece, M., Hollub, A., Nangami, M., and Lane. (2010). Reasons for men's involvement in PMTCT initiatives sought by their wives and other HIV-related services. AIDS Care, 6 (22): 743-750.
Retherford RD, Ramesh BM: Fertility and contraceptive use in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh. NFHS Bulletin 1996, 3:1-4. International Institute for Population Sciences.
Rossman, G. B. & Rallis, S. F. (2012) Learning in the Field (3rd ed.) London, SAGE
Shattuck, D., Kerner,B., Gilles, K, Hartmann, M., Ng'ombeT, Guest G. Encouraging contraceptive uptake by motivating men to communicate about family planning: the Malawi Male Motivator project. American Journal of Public Health. 2011;101(6):1089-95. Epub 2011/04/16.
Silverman, D (2010) Doing Qualitative Research (3rd ed) London, SAGE
Simkhada B, Porter MA, Van Teijlingen ER (2010) The role of mothers-in-law in antenatal care decision-making in Nepal: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 10: 34. doi:10.1186/1471-2393-10-34
Tover J, Ross J: How increased contraceptive use has reduced maternal mortality. Maternal Child Health J 2010, 14(5):687-695.
Tsui A, McDonald-Mosely R, Burke A: Family planning and the burden of unintended pregnancies. Epidemiol Rev 2010, 32(1):152-174.
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United Nations General Assembly, Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole of the Twenty-first Special Session of the General Assembly Key actions for the further implementation of the programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development [A/S/-21/5/Add.1]. New York, 1999:paragraph 62(c)
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Ouma, G., Karanja, P. S., & Udu, D. (2018). FACTORS INFLUENCING MALE INVOLVEMENT IN SAFE MOTHERHOOD AMONG COMMUNITIES IN KWALE AND KILIFI IN COASTAL KENYA. Global Journal of Health Sciences, 3(3), 1 – 23. Retrieved from https://iprjb.org/journals/index.php/GJHS/article/view/725
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