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Inclusion of men in maternal and safe motherhood services in inner-city communities in Ghana: evidence from a descriptive cross-sectional survey

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, December 2017
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Title
Inclusion of men in maternal and safe motherhood services in inner-city communities in Ghana: evidence from a descriptive cross-sectional survey
Published in
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, December 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12884-017-1590-3
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Margaret Duah Atuahene, Sylvia Arde-Acquah, Nana Frema Atuahene, Martin Adjuik, John Kuumuori Ganle

Abstract

There has been a growing realisation of the need to enhance men's inclusion in maternal and safe motherhood services, especially in low-income settings. However, empirical studies on the extent to which men are involved in maternal and safe motherhood services especially in poor inner-city communities are lacking. The purpose of this study was to describe the level of men's inclusion in maternal and safe-motherhood services in inner-city communities in Ghana, and to assess the barriers of men's involvement. A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted among a total of 256 randomly selected adult men in Chorkor, an inner-city fishing community in Accra, the capital city of Ghana. A multistage sampling strategy was used to select houses, households and respondents. Descriptive statistical techniques were used to analyse the data. Data analysis was done with the aid of SPSS version 20. Although almost all (96.6%) respondents knew the meaning of family planning, as high as 236(92.2%) have never accompanied their wives/partners to clinics to seek family planning services. Also 242(94.5%) and 251(98%) of men, respectively, knew the importance of antenatal services and supervised delivery. However, only 114(44.5%) of men ever accompanied their wives/partners to seek skilled delivery services. Men's involvement was hindered by barriers such as attitude of health workers, long waiting time and socio-cultural beliefs. The study revealed a gap between men's awareness of the importance of maternal and safe motherhood services and their actual involvement in accessing these services with their female partners. There is a need to create a supportive environment that encourages men to be involved in maternal health services to help reduce maternal/neonatal morbidity and mortality.

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Unknown 174 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 32 18%
Researcher 22 13%
Student > Bachelor 22 13%
Student > Postgraduate 13 7%
Lecturer 7 4%
Other 20 11%
Unknown 58 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 39 22%
Medicine and Dentistry 33 19%
Social Sciences 16 9%
Psychology 3 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 2%
Other 16 9%
Unknown 64 37%
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