Nanjala Mildred, Wamalwa David
African Medical and Research Foundation, Child and Reproductive Health Programme, Nairobi, Kenya.
Glob J Health Sci. 2012 Feb 29;4(2):60-7. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v4n2p60.
A cross-sectional study covering 380 male partners and their spouses was conducted in Busia district in Western Kenya to establish demographic, socio-economic and cultural factors that affect male partner participation in promoting deliveries by skilled attendants. The study showed a significant relationship between level of education (P=0.0000) and level of income (P=0.0004) of the male partner and his support for skilled delivery. Lack of knowledge by male partners of complications associated with delivery, cultural beliefs, high fees charged for deliveries at health facilities and "un-cooperative" health workers are major contributing factors to low male partner involvement in child birth activities. Improving the levels of education and income of male partners, addressing the cultural beliefs and practices, improving health care provider-client relationship and sensitizing men on complications associated with pregnancy and child birth can contribute significantly in enhancing male partner involvement in promoting deliveries by skilled attendants.
在肯尼亚西部的布西亚区开展了一项涵盖380名男性伴侣及其配偶的横断面研究，以确定影响男性伴侣参与促进由熟练医护人员接生的人口、社会经济和文化因素。研究表明，男性伴侣的教育水平（P = 0.0000）和收入水平（P = 0.0004）与其对熟练接生的支持之间存在显著关系。男性伴侣对分娩相关并发症缺乏了解、文化信仰、医疗机构收取的高额费用以及“不合作”的医护人员是导致男性伴侣较少参与分娩活动的主要因素。提高男性伴侣的教育水平和收入、解决文化信仰和习俗问题、改善医护人员与患者的关系以及让男性了解与怀孕和分娩相关的并发症，可在很大程度上促进男性伴侣参与促进由熟练医护人员接生。
