Socio-Demographic and Structural Predictors of Involvement of the Male Partner in Maternal Health Care in Hohoe, Volta Region, Ghana
Maternal health can be improved if men give support to their partners. This study determined the socio-demographic and structural predictors of male partner involvement in maternal health in Hohoe, Ghana. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was adopted, collecting data through self-administered qu...
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Veröffentlicht in: | African journal of reproductive health 2019-06, Vol.23 (2), p.56-64 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Maternal health can be improved if men give support to their partners.
This study determined the socio-demographic and structural predictors
of male partner involvement in maternal health in Hohoe, Ghana. A
descriptive, cross-sectional design was adopted, collecting data
through self-administered questionnaires from a multistage sample of
193 respondents and analysing using Stata version 14 at the 0.05 level.
Age groups 31-40 years and 41-51 years were 6 times [AOR=6.28, p=0.04]
and 4 times [AOR=4.32 (95%, p=0.08] respectively more likely to get
involved in maternal health issues compared to age group 20-30 years.
Married men were 63% less likely to be involved in maternal issues
compared to single men [AOR=0.37, p=0.08]. Men with tertiary and senior
high school levels of education were 9 times [AOR=9.13, p=0.001] and 5
times [AOR=4.52, p=0.01] respectively more likely to be involved in
maternal health than men with a basic level of education. Men with a
high level of knowledge on maternal health were 4 times more likely to
be involved in maternal health than men with a low level of knowledge
[AOR=4.14, p=0.002]. Strategies to improve male partner involvement in
maternal health should target the younger, the legally married, and
male partners with a low level of education. (Afr J Reprod Health 2019;
23[2]: 56-64).
La santé maternelle peut être améliorée si les
hommes apportent un soutien à leurs partenaires. Cette étude
a déterminé les indices sociodémographiques et
structurels de la participation des partenaires masculins à la
santé maternelle à Hohoe. Une conception descriptive et
transversale a été adoptée. Elle consiste à
collecter des données au moyen des questionnaires
auto-administrés auprès d'un échantillon à
plusieurs niveaux de 193 répondants et à les analyser à
l'aide de la version 14 de Stata au niveau 0,05. Les groupes
d'âge 31-40 ans et 41-51 ans étaient 6 fois [AOR =
6,28, p = 0,04] et 4 fois [AOR = 4,32 (95%, p = 0,08] respectivement
plus susceptibles de s'impliquer dans des problèmes de
santé maternelle que le groupe d'âge 20-30 ans: les
hommes mariés avaient 63% moins de possibilité
d'être impliqués dans des problèmes maternels que
les célibataires [AOR = 0,37, p = 0,08]. Les hommes ayant un
niveau d'enseignement supérieur étaient 9 fois [AOR =
9,13, p = 0,001] et cinq fois plus [AOR = 4,52, p = 0,01]
respectivement plus susceptibles d'être impliqués dans
la santé maternelle que les hommes ayant un niveau
d'instruction de base. Les hommes |
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ISSN: | 1118-4841 2141-3606 |
DOI: | 10.29063/ajrh2019/v23i2.6 |