Introduction Male participation is a crucial component in the optimization of Maternal and
Child Health (MCH) services. This is especially so where prevention strategies to decrease …

Men's involvement in the health of women and children is considered an important avenue
for addressing gender influences on maternal and newborn health. The impact of male …

Background: Physiologic and behavioral changes during pregnancy may alter HIV-1
susceptibility and infectiousness. Prospective studies exploring pregnancy and HIV-1 …

Introduction Despite the universal right to access the same range, quality and standard of
free or affordable health care and programs as provided to other persons, people with …

Background Despite the efforts to promote male involvement in maternal and child health,
studies in low and middle income countries have reported that male participation is still low …

Objective The main objective of this study was to examine the association between male
partner involvement and the uptake of prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV …

Background. Globally, male involvement in maternal health care services remains a
challenge to effective maternal health care accessibility and utilization. Objective. This study …

Background Increasing the utilization of facility-based care for women and newborns in low-
resource settings can reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. Men influence …

Background Male involvement during antenatal care is promoted to be an important
intervention to increase positive maternal and new born health outcomes. Despite active …

Background The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a written invitation letter
to the spouses of new antenatal clinic attendees on attendance by couples and on male …