Men and maternal health care utilization in India and in selected less-developed states

Evidence from a large-scale survey 2015–16

Dados Bibliográficos

ID21342833
AutoresAparajita Chattopadhyay (0000-0002-1722-4268, International Institute for Population Sciences, autor correspondente), Dipti Govil (0000-0002-0599-0045, International Institute for Population Sciences)
Ano2021
Volume53
Fascículo5
Páginas724-744
Data de publicação2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Biosocial Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0021-9320 • E-ISSN: 1469-7599
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0021932020000498
PMID32912342
OpenAlexW3086603310
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas35

Male involvement in maternal health care utilization is an important contributor to maternal health, especially in male-dominated societies. This study aimed to understand the variations and determinants of women’s antenatal care (ANC) utilization and institutional delivery in India and three socioeconomically less-developed states (Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh) using NFHS-4 data (2015–16). Husband’s knowledge of pregnancy care and delivery, having a non-violent marital relationship and a respectful attitude towards his wife, better education and wealth, higher exposure to mass media and fewer children substantially enhanced the probability of him being present at his wife’s ANC visits. Furthermore, men’s presence at any ANC visit was shown to be an important factor influencing institutional delivery in India as a whole, as well as in the three less-developed states. The two major hurdles in maternal and child health care utilization in India were incorrect perception of ‘unnecessary’ maternal health care by families and high cost as reported by husbands. Furthermore, the proportion of husbands who received knowledge from health workers on maternal and child health was too low to achieve the maternal health SDGs by 2030. The dissemination of knowledge on maternal care among husbands, and encouraging their presence during antenatal care, may help secure better maternal health outcomes in India. It is imperative that the husband-involvement agenda is strengthened in India if the SDGs for maternal care are to be achieved

Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Health facility · Health services · Marital status · Maternal health · Political science · Population · Scale (ratio) · Wife · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine