Background
Methods
Study design
Study site
Study population
Sampling procedure
Data collection procedure
Data analysis
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Variable | Frequency, n = 256 | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Age of man (years) | ||
19–24 | 25 | 9.8 |
25–34 | 102 | 39.8 |
35–44 | 78 | 30.5 |
45–54 | 40 | 15.6 |
55–64 | 10 | 3.9 |
65+ | 1 | 0.4 |
Educational level of man | ||
None | 77 | 30.1 |
Primary | 55 | 21.5 |
Junior High/middle School | 83 | 32.4 |
Senior High School | 30 | 11.7 |
Tertiary | 11 | 4.3 |
Educational level of wife/partner | ||
None | 115 | 44.9 |
Primary | 38 | 14.8 |
Junior High/middle School | 80 | 31.3 |
Senior High School | 23 | 9.0 |
Tertiary | 0 | 0.0 |
Marital status | ||
Currently married | 215 | 84.0 |
Co-habitation | 28 | 10.9 |
Divorced/separated | 13 | 5.1 |
Number of wives/partners | ||
One | 200 | 78.1 |
Two | 44 | 17.2 |
Three | 12 | 4.7 |
Currently staying with wife/partner | ||
Yes | 149 | 58.2 |
No | 107 | 41.8 |
Occupation | ||
Fishing | 125 | 48.8 |
Trading/business | 56 | 21.9 |
Government salary worker | 27 | 10.5 |
Private salary worker | 47 | 18.4 |
Unemployed | 1 | 0.4 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 223 | 87.1 |
Islam | 6 | 2.3 |
Traditional | 27 | 10.5 |
Number of children | ||
0–4 | 180 | 70.3 |
5–9 | 69 | 27.0 |
10–13 | 7 | 2.7 |
Wife/partner has NHIS card | ||
Yes | 169 | 66.0 |
No | 84 | 32.8 |
Don’t know | 3 | 1.2 |
Men’s involvement in family planning (FP)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Ever accompanied wife/partner to FP Clinic | ||
Yes | 17 | 6.6 |
No | 236 | 92.2 |
Participants’ understanding of FP (n = 255) | ||
Spacing the birth intervals of children | 89 | 34.9 |
Limiting the number of children | 149 | 58.4 |
A means by ‘the white man’ to reduce the population of Africans | 9 | 3.5 |
It is a means to give power to women | 7 | 2.7 |
It is a means to destroy marriages | 1 | 0.4 |
Discuss use of FP methods with wife/partner? | ||
Yes | 79 | 30.8 |
No | 174 | 68.0 |
Not applicable | 3 | 1.2 |
Wife/partner currently using any FP methods? | ||
Yes | 54 | 21.1 |
No | 186 | 72.7 |
Don’t know | 16 | 6.3 |
Men’s inclusion in antenatal care (ANC)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Wife/partner attended (at least once) ANC during last/current pregnancy | ||
Yes | 245 | 95.7 |
No | 2 | 0.8 |
Don’t know | 9 | 3.5 |
Accompany wife/partner (at least once) to ANC clinic during last/current pregnancy | ||
Yes | 47 | 8.4 |
No | 209 | 81.6 |
Respondents’ knowledge on importance of ANC (n = 242) | ||
Ensures safe delivery | 118 | 48.8 |
Identify and prevent pregnancy complications | 20 | 8.3 |
Monitors the growth of the foetus | 61 | 25.2 |
Ensures good health and proper care of woman | 43 | 17.8 |
Know health care services provided to pregnant women at ANC (n = 242) | ||
Yes | 62 | 25.6 |
No | 180 | 74.4 |
Helps wife in her household chores in pregnancy | ||
Yes | 135 | 52.7 |
No | 121 | 47.3 |
Household chores in which man assists wife (n = 135)? | ||
Washing clothes/dishes | 114 | 84.4 |
Cooking | 13 | 9.6 |
Bathing older children | 8 | 5.9 |
Save money for safe delivery of wife/partner? | ||
Yes | 254 | 99.2 |
No | 2 | 0.8 |
Arrange for transportation for wife to go to health facility for ANC | ||
Yes | 216 | 84.4 |
No | 40 | 15.6 |
Men’s inclusion in supervised delivery
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Accompanied wife/partner for supervised delivery during last pregnancy | ||
Yes | 114 | 44.5 |
No | 142 | 55.5 |
Respondents’ knowledge on importance of supervised delivery | ||
Woman gets the best of care | 32 | 12.7 |
Avoids complications | 45 | 17.9 |
It is safer for mother and child | 174 | 69.3 |
Will accompany wife/partner to health facility to deliver in current/future pregnancy | ||
Yes | 56 | 21.9 |
No | 200 | 78.1 |
Decision-maker on place of delivery | ||
Husband | 80 | 31.3 |
Wife | 2 | 0.8 |
Both husband and wife | 79 | 30.9 |
Mother-in-law | 95 | 37.1 |
Barriers to men’s inclusion in safe motherhood services
Variable/Statement | Agree, n (%) | Disagree, n %) |
---|---|---|
Long waiting time in health facilities | 220 (85.9) | 36 (14.1) |
Distance to health facilities | 108 (42.2) | 148 (57.8) |
Attitude of health workers | 197 (77.0) | 59 (23.0) |
Cost of services | 112 (44.0) | 144 (56.0) |
Lack of time to accompany spouse for the services | 214 (83.6) | 42 (16.4) |
Cultural beliefs | 158 (61.7) | 98 (38.3) |
Religious beliefs | 42 (16.4) | 214 (83.6) |
Lack of information/knowledge on safe motherhood/ reproductive health service | 123 (48.0) | 133 (52.0) |
Some safe motherhood services are mainly focused on women only | 180 (70.3) | 76 (29.7) |
Shyness to take part in safe motherhood services as a man | 76 (29.7) | 180 (70.3) |
Dissatisfaction with the safe motherhood services rendered in health facilities | 99 (38.7) | 157 (61.3) |