Assessment of Husband involvement during Pregnancy and Child Birth in AkakiKaliti Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2014-04
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Addis Abeba Universty
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Background: International attention to men’s participation emerged from the 1994
international conference on population and development (ICPD) in Cairo.
Representatives from countries signed an ICPD program of Action (UNFPA, 1995) that
emphasized male responsibilities and participation as central components in
improving SRH, promoting Gender equality, and empowering women.
Objective: Objective of the study was to assess husband involvement during
pregnancy and child birth.
Methods:- A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted in Akaki Kality Sub-
City among married women who gave live birth in the past one year and attended their
children vaccination, FP & counseling in the MCH department of the health facilities.
A sample of 422 married women who had given live birth (s) in the past one year were
interviewed using interviewer administered questionnaire. Bivariate analysis was done
using cross tabulation and then multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze
factors that were independently associated with husband involvement during
pregnancy and child birth.
Results: This study determined the prevalence of husband involvement during ANC
(65.5%), labor (80.8%).Factors associated with husband involvement at ANC were
Husbands occupation of formal employment (AOR=2.096, 95% CI=1.139, 3.897,
P=0.001), Living together of husbands and wives (AOR=12.824, 95% CI=1.211,
135.769, P=0.016).Number received ANC (AOR=2.304, 95% CI=1.290, 4.113, P=0.005).
Any signs of pregnancy complications (AOR=3.170, 95% CI=1.787, 5.620 P=0.000).
Factors significantly associated with husband involvement during labor were family
size of less than five (AOR=2.768 , 95% CI=1.080 , 7.094 , P=0.012),living together of
husbands and wives (AOR=14.371, 95% CI=1.205, 171.384, P=0.000),history of
abortion (AOR=0.290, 95% CI=0.092, 0.910, P=0.003),and husbands attended ANC
(AOR=3.778 , 95% CI= 1.421, 10.044 ,P=0.000).
Conclusion and recommendations: Husbands involvement were relatively higher
During childbirth, moderate in Birth preparedness and complications readiness, and
Relatively lower during ANC. Communities need to be empowered economically and
Socially. Men should be considered during IEC of maternal health services.
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