“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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Date
2017
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Journal of health psychology
Abstract
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 multilevel approaches that educate and mobilize men, while improving quality of care at the facility-level to increase male involvement in reproductive health services.
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Male involvement, reproductive health, family planning, HIV testing, antenatal care, couples-based counseling
Citation
Sileo, K. M., Wanyenze, R. K., Lule, H., & Kiene, S. M. (2017). “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. Journal of health psychology, 22(12), 1552-1562.10.1177/1359105316630297.