Male Partner Involvement In Maternal Health Care: A Study In The Nandom District Of The Upper West Region Ghana

FRANK DOMAH 106 PAGES (22460 WORDS) Public Health Thesis
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ABSTRACT

Background: Male partners play a critical and impactful role in Reproductive Health(RH),and are gradually being incorporated into Family Planning(FP) programs, maternal Healthcare and HIV/AIDS” prevention programs, and in the effort to achieve Ghana’s SDG 3 by 2030. For the very few men who would want to be involved in maternal healthcare, existing situations (congestion in hospitals, the attitude of health workers, socioeconomic restraints) militate against their full participation. This study was conducted to assess factors influencing male involvement in ANC in the Nandom District. Methods: A cross-sectional study design- mix method involving 395 male respondents who are aged 18 years and above, whose partners have ever attended or attend ANC in the Nandom district. Data was obtained via administered questionnaires and analyzed using STATA version 15.The qualitative study involved FGDS via a guide with probes. Logistic regression was ran to assess the predictors of male ANC attendance in the Nandom district. All statistical tests will be two-sided and considered significant at p

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