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That would be good but most men are afraid of coming to the clinic

Men and women's perspectives on strategies to increase male involvement in women's reproductive health services in rural Uganda

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ID4228380
AuthorsKatelyn M Sileo (0000-0003-3714-2945, San Diego State University), Rhoda K Wanyenze (0000-0001-5864-3314, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda), Haruna Lule (Gombe Hospital, Uganda), Susan M Kiene (0000-0001-8922-5289, San Diego State University)
Year2017
Volume22
Issue12
Pages1552-1562
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105316630297
PMID26929173
OpenAlexW2290632916
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited22

In Uganda, increasing male involvement in reproductive health services may improve women's access to care. The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing male support for women's reproductive health services and to elicit suggestions for strategies to increase male involvement. In 2008-2009, focus groups ( N = 76) were conducted with men and women in a rural hospital in Uganda. A content analysis approach was used for data analysis. Our findings point to the need for multi-level approaches that educate and mobilize men, while improving quality of care at the facility level to increase male involvement in reproductive health services

Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Health care · Population · Reproductive health · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Gerontology

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Unique citing works9
Citations per year1
Citation span2017 - 2025 (9)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 9
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