Men's Perceptions of Delivery Care in Rural Malawi
Exploring Community Level Barriers to Improving Maternal Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15218263 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pauliina Aarnio (Tampere University, corresponding author), Effie Chipeta (0000-0002-7925-3443, University of Malawi), Teija Kulmala (Tampere University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 419-439 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399332.2012.755982 |
| PMID | 23641896 |
| OpenAlex | W2058264280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
In this cross-sectional survey with qualitative components (n = 389), we explored how husbands perceive delivery care in rural Malawi. Most husbands decide on maternal health care seeking, believe in antenatal care, and prefer institutional delivery. Men acknowledge that their unfaithfulness and violence can harm the pregnancy. Most husbands feel responsible for birth preparedness, but poor availability and unforeseeable transport costs hinder care seeking in pregnancy complications. Our findings suggest that innovative birth preparedness and transport interventions that involve men, as well as the extension of antenatal care (ANC) services to men, can help overcome obstacles to improving maternal health at the community level
Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Family medicine · Harm · Health care · Political science · Pregnancy · Preparedness · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |