Barriers to access and utilization of emergency obstetric care at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of literature

A Geleto, C Chojenta, A Musa, D Loxton - Systematic reviews, 2018 - Springer
Background Nearly 15% of pregnancies end in fatal perinatal obstetric complications
including bleeding, infections, hypertension, obstructed labour and complications of …

Does involving male partners in antenatal care improve healthcare utilisation? Systematic review and meta-analysis of the published literature from low-and middle …

D Suandi, P Williams, S Bhattacharya - International health, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Although in most low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) men are decision
makers and control the household budget, their involvement in maternity care is limited …

Knowledge and involvement of husbands in maternal and newborn health in rural Bangladesh

AE Rahman, J Perkins, S Islam, AB Siddique… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Access to skilled health services during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal
period for obstetric care is one of the strongest determinants of maternal and newborn health …

Men's roles in care seeking for maternal and newborn health: a qualitative study applying the three delays model to male involvement in Morogoro Region, Tanzania

JA Greenspan, JJ Chebet, R Mpembeni… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Male involvement in the maternal health care system: implication towards decreasing the high burden of maternal mortality

AG Mersha - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2018 - Springer
Background One of the essential components of antenatal care (ANC) is birth preparedness
and complication readiness (BP/CR). Strengthening BP/CR measures is one of the principal …

Factors influencing men's involvement in antenatal care services: a cross-sectional study in a low resource setting, Central Tanzania

NS Gibore, TAL Bali, SM Kibusi - Reproductive health, 2019 - Springer
Background Men's involvement can impact the delays in the decision to seek health care
and in reaching a health facility, which are contributing causes for increased maternal …

Community health workers can improve male involvement in maternal health: evidence from rural Tanzania

F August, AB Pembe, R Mpembeni, P Axemo… - Global health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background Male involvement in maternal health is recommended as one of the
interventions to improve maternal and newborn health. There have been challenges in …

Community perspectives: An exploration of potential barriers to men's involvement in maternity care in a central Tanzanian community

NS Gibore, TAL Bali - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Male involvement in maternal health has been linked to positive health
outcomes for women and children, as they control household resources and make …

Challenges in day-to-day midwifery practice; a qualitative study from a regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

HS Bremnes, ÅK Wiig, M Abeid, E Darj - Global health action, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Maternal and infant mortality rates in Tanzania have decreased over the past
decades, but remain high. One of the challenges the country faces, is the lack of skilled …

Effectiveness of the Home Based Life Saving Skills training by community health workers on knowledge of danger signs, birth preparedness, complication readiness …

F August, AB Pembe, R Mpembeni, P Axemo… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2016 - Springer
Background In spite of government efforts, maternal mortality in Tanzania is currently at
more than 400 per 100,000 live births. Community-based interventions that encourage safe …