Male involvement and associated factors in birth preparedness and complication readiness in Debre Berhan Town, North East Ethiopia

Men play indispensable role in health and wellbeing of mothers and children. Their level of involvement with regards to birth preparedness and complication readiness is understudied. This study was therefore carried out to assess male involvement and associated factors in birth preparedness and comp...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2020, Vol.35, p.36-36
Main Authors: Worku, Melkamu, Boru, Berhanu, Amano, Abdella, Musa, Abdulbasit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitudes
Births
Childbirth & labor
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Delivery, Obstetric
Education
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Ethnicity
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Husbands
Infant, Newborn
Knowledge
Male
Maternal mortality
Middle Aged
Obstetric Labor Complications - prevention & control
Obstetric Labor Complications - psychology
Parturition - psychology
Paternal Behavior - physiology
Paternal Behavior - psychology
Patient Participation - psychology
Patient Participation - statistics & numerical data
Population
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care - psychology
Prenatal Care - standards
Prenatal Care - statistics & numerical data
Questionnaires
Response rates
Signs
Sociodemographics
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urbanization
Variables
Wives
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Men play indispensable role in health and wellbeing of mothers and children. Their level of involvement with regards to birth preparedness and complication readiness is understudied. This study was therefore carried out to assess male involvement and associated factors in birth preparedness and complication readiness in Debre Berhan town, North East Ethiopia. Community based cross-sectional study was conducted from July 1 - 30 , 2014 in Debre Berhan town among 806 study participants. Cluster sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Data were collected using a structured and pre-tested questionnaire by face-to-face interview technique. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed to check associations and control confounding. The study showed that male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness found to be 51.4%. Educational status of tertiary level (AOR = 4.37 95% (CI: 2.10, 9.13), having 1 or 2 children (AOR = 2.52, 95% CI:1.30,4.87) and 3 or 4 (AOR = 5.19, 95% CI:2.44,11.03), knowledge of danger signs (AOR = 7.71, 95% (CI:5.15, 11.54), knowledge of birth preparedness and complication readiness (AOR = 11.98, 95% CI:7.73,18.56) and attitude (AOR = 2.23, 95% CI: 1.41,3.51) were significantly associated with male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness. Male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness found to be low in study area. Education, number of children, knowledge on danger signs, knowledge on birth preparedness and complication readiness and attitude were factors associated with male involvement. Creating awareness on danger signs of pregnancy, birth preparedness and complication readiness both at community and institutional level were recommended in order to increase male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness.
ISSN:1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2020.35.36.10346