A qualitative exploration of the meaning and understanding of male partner involvement in pregnancy-related care among men in rural South Africa

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dc.date.accessioned 2018-03-16 en
dc.date.accessioned 2024-11-28T16:24:51Z
dc.date.available 2024-11-28T16:24:51Z
dc.date.issued 2018-03-16 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11790
dc.description.abstract Male partner involvement (MPI) during antenatal care has been promoted as an effective intervention to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. Although MPI is commonly defined as men attending antenatal clinic visits with their female partner, few men attend antenatal clinic visits in rural communities in the province of Mpumalanga, South Africa. The study aimed to qualitatively explore the meaning and understanding of MPI as perceived by men visiting primary health care clinics in rural communities in Mpumalanga. Six focus groups discussions (n = 53) were conducted, digitally recorded, simultaneously transcribed, and translated verbatim into English. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis. Perceptions of male roles during and after pregnancy differed among men. Male involvement was understood as giving instrumental support to female partners through financial help, helping out with physical tasks, and providing emotional support. en
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dc.subject ANTENATAL CARE en
dc.subject MEN en
dc.subject PARTNER INVOLVEMENT en
dc.title A qualitative exploration of the meaning and understanding of male partner involvement in pregnancy-related care among men in rural South Africa en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 11(1) en
dc.BudgetYear 2017/18 en
dc.ResearchGroup HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB en
dc.SourceTitle Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences en
dc.ArchiveNumber 10236 en
dc.PageNumber Online en
dc.outputnumber 9190 en
dc.bibliographictitle Matseke, G., Ruiter, R.A.C., Barylski, N., Rodriquez, V.J., Jones, D.L., Weiss, S.M., Peltzer, K., Setswe, G. & Sifunda, S. (2017) A qualitative exploration of the meaning and understanding of male partner involvement in pregnancy-related care among men in rural South Africa. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences. 11(1):Online. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11790 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11790 en
dc.publicationyear 2017 en
dc.contributor.author1 Matseke, G. en
dc.contributor.author2 Ruiter, R.A.C. en
dc.contributor.author3 Barylski, N. en
dc.contributor.author4 Rodriquez, V.J. en
dc.contributor.author5 Jones, D.L. en
dc.contributor.author6 Weiss, S.M. en
dc.contributor.author7 Peltzer, K. en
dc.contributor.author8 Setswe, G. en
dc.contributor.author9 Sifunda, S. en


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