Determinants of male involvement in antenatal care at Palabek Refugee Settlement, Lamwo district, Northern Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2014, Uganda launched the National Male Involvement Strategy in Maternal and Child Health. In 2020, the District Health Management Information System report for Lamwo district, where Palabek Refugee Settlement is located, indicated a 10% male involvement in antenatal care (ANC) at the settlement. We investigated determinants of male involvement in ANC in Palabek Refugee Settlement to inform programs on improvement of male involvement in ANC in a refugee setting.

Methodology

We conducted a community-based cross-sectional analytical study among a proportionate sample of mothers in Palabek Refugee Settlement from October-December 2021. Using a standardized questionnaire, we collected information on demographics and the constructs of the socio-ecological model wher

SUBMITTER: Auma I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10164295 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature