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Women want male partner engagement in antenatal care services: A qualitative study of pregnant women from rural South Africa.

PLoS ONE, 2023
IntroductionEvidence strongly shows that a supportive, involved male partner facilitates maternal HIV testing during pregnancy, increases maternal antiretroviral (ART) adherence and increases HIV-free infant survival. Partner engagement in antenatal care
Carolyn M Audet, Daniel E Sack, Godfrey H Ndlovu, Caroline Morkel, Jacob Harris, Ryan G Wagner, Tshegofatso M Seabi   +6 more
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Male involvement in female partners’ screening for breast and cervical cancers in Southwest Nigeria

PLOS ONE, 2023
Background Breast and cervical cancers are in the top 10 most common cancers in women globally and the most common cancers in Nigerian women. The incidences have been rising steadily over the years. Involvement of men as key players in reproductive health issues has been receiving global attention especially in low and middle-income countries.
Ifeoma Peace Okafor, Folayemi Oyinkansola Kukoyi, Oluchi Joan Kanma-Okafor, Michael Orji Izuka   +3 more
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An examination of the factors associated with male partner attendance in antenatal care in India

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background A growing body of literature indicates that including male partners in antenatal care can be instrumental to improving women’s health service utilization and maternal and child health outcomes.
Pooja L. Paul, Shanta Pandey
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Involvement of Male Partners in Skilled Birth Care in the North Dayi District, Ghana [PDF]

International Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2019
Background. With more than half of the global maternal deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, skilled attendance during childbirth is essential in achieving safer births and lower maternal mortalities. Given that societal ascriptions of gender roles strongly influence the utilisation of skilled care by women, male partner involvement in skilled birth ...
Farrukh Ishaque Saah, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Joyce Komesuor, Eric Osei, Evelyn Acquah, Hubert Amu   +5 more
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Determinants of male involvement in postnatal care service utilization among men whose wives gave birth in the last yearAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports
: Background: Both maternal and neonatal mortality were high in the immediate postnatal period. Men's involvement is essential to improve maternal, neonatal as well as the health of their children in the postpartum period.
Fillorenes Ayalew Sisay, MSc, Abeba Belay Ayalew, MSc, Besfat Berihun Erega, MSc, Wassie Yazie Ferede, MSc, Assefa Kebie Mitiku, MSc, Eyaya Habtie Dagnaw, MSc, Tegegne Wale Belachew, MSc, Temesgen Dessie Mengistu, MSc, Begizew Yimenu Mekuriaw, MSc, Yonas Zenebe Yiregu, MSc, Tigist Seid Yimer, MSc   +10 more
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Determinants of Male Partner Involvement in Utilization of Family Planning Methods: A Mixed Methods Study

Journal of Integrated Health Sciences
Introduction: Despite many efforts to promote gender equality in reproductive health, there has been minimal progress in reducing the gap between men’s and women’s contraceptive utilization.
Pushpa Omprakash Lokare, Ajinkya Deshmukh, Amruta Bavadekar, Vinod Deorao Karanjekar, Sanjeev Mohan Chaudhary   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Condom-Insistence Conflict in Women’s Alcohol-Involved Sexual Encounters With a New Male Partner [PDF]

Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2016
First-time sexual intercourse with a new male partner, relative to other sexual encounters, is associated with heightened risk to women for contracting sexually transmitted infections. Little is known, however, about women’s condom-related decision-making processes during these first-time sexual encounters. In the present study, we surveyed a community
Amanda E B, Bryan, Jeanette, Norris, Devon Alisa, Abdallah, Tina, Zawacki, Diane M, Morrison, William H, George, Kelly C, Davis, Cinnamon L, Danube, Cynthia A, Stappenbeck   +8 more
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Determinants of male involvement in partner's cervical cancer screening in Makueni County, Kenya

International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2023
Background:  Cervical cancer is the fourth cause of cancer deaths globally and is ranked in Kenya as the second cause of cancer-related deaths among females. Men are crucial in minimizing cervical cancer burden. This study sought to establish the socio-cultural and economic factors determining male involvement in their partner's cervical cancer ...
Ruth T. Wambua, Lister N. Onsongo, Eric M. Ndombi   +2 more
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Efficacy and Tolerability of Topotecan/Cyclophosphamide/Dinutuximab in Relapsed and Refractory High‐Risk Neuroblastoma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Chemoimmunotherapy with irinotecan, temozolomide, and dinutuximab (I/T/DIN) has emerged as first‐line therapy for relapsed/refractory (r/r) high‐risk neuroblastoma (HRNB) in North America. Topotecan and cyclophosphamide (T/C) are often used in combination with dinutuximab in the setting of lack of response, progression, or incomplete ...
Benjamin J. Lerman, Madeleine King, Rajen Mody, Sara‐Jane Onyeama, Araz Marachelian, Thomas Cash, Sara M. Federico, Meaghan Granger, Ami V. Desai, Suzanne Shusterman, Jennifer H. Foster, Elizabeth Sokol, Chelsee Greer, Keri Streby, Holly J. Meany, Kieuhoa T. Vo, Margaret E. Macy, Rochelle Bagatell   +17 more
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Male Partner’s Involvement in HIV Counselling and Testing and Associated Factors among Partners of Pregnant Women in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia [PDF]

Journal of Pregnancy, 2016
Background.Despite the existence of several programmes promoting male involvement in HIV counselling and testing during their wife’s pregnancy as a part of PMTCT, few men have heeded the call. The aim of this study was to assess male partner’s involvement in HCT and its associated factors.Methods.
Alemu Zenebe, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Lemma Derseh, Kedir Y. Ahmed   +3 more
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