Quarcoo Anselm E, Tarkang Elvis E
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, PMB 31 Ho, Ghana.
Department of Population and Behavioural Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences PMB 31 Ho Ghana.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2019 Jun;23(2):56-64. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2019/v23i2.6.
Maternal health can be improved if men give support to their partners. This study determined the socio-demographic and structural predictors of male partner involvement in maternal health in Hohoe, Ghana. A descriptive, cross-sectional design was adopted, collecting data through self-administered questionnaires from a multistage sample of 193 respondents and analysing using Stata version 14 at the 0.05 level. Age groups 31-40 years and 41-51 years were 6 times [AOR=6.28, p=0.04] and 4 times [AOR=4.32 (95%, p=0.08] respectively more likely to get involved in maternal health issues compared to age group 20-30 years. Married men were 63% less likely to be involved in maternal issues compared to single men [AOR=0.37, p=0.08]. Men with tertiary and senior high school levels of education were 9 times [AOR=9.13, p=0.001] and 5 times [AOR=4.52, p=0.01] respectively more likely to be involved in maternal health than men with a basic level of education. Men with a high level of knowledge on maternal health were 4 times more likely to be involved in maternal health than men with a low level of knowledge [AOR=4.14, p=0.002]. Strategies to improve male partner involvement in maternal health should target the younger, the legally married, and male partners with a low level of education.
如果男性给予伴侣支持，孕产妇健康状况就能得到改善。本研究确定了加纳霍霍埃男性伴侣参与孕产妇保健的社会人口学和结构预测因素。采用描述性横断面设计，通过自填问卷从193名受访者的多阶段样本中收集数据，并使用Stata 14版本在0.05水平上进行分析。与20 - 30岁年龄组相比，31 - 40岁和41 - 51岁年龄组参与孕产妇健康问题的可能性分别高出6倍（调整后比值比[AOR]=6.28，p = 0.04）和4倍（AOR = 4.32，95%，p = 0.08）。与单身男性相比，已婚男性参与孕产妇问题的可能性低63%（AOR = 0.37，p = 0.08）。受过高等教育和高中教育的男性参与孕产妇保健的可能性分别比受过基础教育的男性高出9倍（AOR = 9.13，p = 0.001）和5倍（AOR = 4.52，p = 0.01）。对孕产妇健康知识了解程度高的男性参与孕产妇保健的可能性比知识水平低的男性高出4倍（AOR = 4.14，p = 0.002）。提高男性伴侣参与孕产妇保健的策略应针对年轻、已婚且教育水平低的男性伴侣。
