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Factors Associated with Male Partner Involvement in Maternity Care in Mbeya, Tanzania. [PDF]

East Afr Health Res J, 2023
Male partner involvement in maternity care is critical to improving neonatal and maternal health by reducing maternal mortality, particularly in settings where males play a significant role in decision-making. This study aimed to assess factors associated with male partners involvement in maternity care in Mbeya, Tanzania.A community-based cross ...
Kazimili G, Mweya CN.
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Impact of male partner involvement on mother-to-child transmission of HIV and HIV-free survival among HIV-exposed infants in rural South Africa: Results from a two phase randomised controlled trial. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundThe Sub-Saharan Africa region still remains the epicentre of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. With regards to new paediatric HIV infections, almost 90% of new HIV infections are among children (aged 0-14 years), largely through mother to child ...
Sibusiso Sifunda, Karl Peltzer, Violeta J Rodriguez, Lissa N Mandell, Tae Kyoung Lee, Shandir Ramlagan, Maria L Alcaide, Stephen M Weiss, Deborah L Jones   +8 more
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The impact of approaches in improving male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV on the uptake of safe infant feeding practices by HIV positive women in sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundThe low level of male partner involvement in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV services such as safe infant feeding practices poses a serious challenge to the implementation of guidelines on safe infant feeding and may undermine
Noah F Takah, Jeannine A Atem, Leopold N Aminde, Moffat Malisheni, Grant Murewenhema   +4 more
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Male Partner Involvement and Development of HIV-exposed Infants in Rural South Africa. [PDF]

AIDS Behav, 2021
AbstractMale partner involvement (MPI) during the prenatal and postnatal periods has been proven to have a beneficial effect on infant development. Infants born to HIV seropositive mothers with lacking or no prenatal and postnatal male partner support may be at a higher risk for adverse developmental outcomes.
Matseke MG, Ruiter RAC, Rodriguez VJ, Peltzer K, Jones DL, Sifunda S.   +5 more
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Influence of intimate partner violence and male involvement on maternal healthcare services utilisation in Nigeria

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
IntroductionLow maternal health care services utilisation, especially antenatal care attendance and skilled birth attendance, has been documented to be responsible for maternal mortality and morbidity in Nigeria.
O. M. Adetutu, F. F. Oyinlola, T. E. Oyelakin, F. L. Ofili   +3 more
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The male partner involved in legal abortion [PDF]

Human Reproduction, 1999
This study comprises 75 men who have been involved in legal abortion. The men answered a questionnaire concerning living conditions and attitudes about pregnancy and abortion. Most men were found to be in stable relationships with good finances. More than half clearly stated that they wanted the woman to have an abortion while 20 stressed that they ...
A, Kero, A, Lalos, U, Högberg, L, Jacobsson   +3 more
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Factors associated with male partner involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in the Gokwe North District, Zimbabwe: A qualitative study

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
Male partners’ involvement in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) intervention programmes is crucial in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV.
Vimbai Chibango
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Male partners’ involvement in pregnancy related care among married men in Ibadan, Nigeria [PDF]

Reproductive Health, 2020
Abstract Background Maternal death remains a public health burden in the developing countries including Nigeria and the major causes are pregnancy related. Lack of male involvement in pregnancy related care is one of the contributing factors. Previous studies on male involvement focused on family planning services and were majorly targeted at women ...
Olayinka Falade-Fatila, Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo   +1 more
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Enablers and barriers of male involvement in the use of modern family planning methods in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2023
Background Male involvement plays a critical role in the utilization of various sexual and reproductive health services. We explored enablers and barriers of male involvement in the use of modern family planning methods in Eastern Uganda.
Atkinson Tekakwo, Rose Chalo Nabirye, Ritah Nantale, Faith Oguttu, Brendah Nambozo, Solomon Wani, Milton W. Musaba, David Mukunya, Joshua Epuitai   +8 more
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of male partners on antenatal human immunodeficiency virus screening for the prevention of mother-to-child human immunodeficiency virus transmission in a private tertiary hospital

Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission remains to be a significant problem in the country despite preventive efforts in the past years. In children, mother-to-child vertical transmission during pregnancy is the most common route. The
Ann Janelle M. Sangalang, Lyra Ruth Clemente-Chua   +1 more
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