Sociocultural Factors Shaping Fatherhood and Men's Participation in Antenatal Care in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Men's participation is critical to improving antenatal care (ANC) utilisation and mother and child health in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Additionally, current reviews typically examine sociocultural determinants narrowly as barriers or facilitators of men's direct involvement in biomedical ANC activities. We aimed to consolidate existing literature on sociocultural factors shaping fatherhood and men's participation in ANC in rural SSA to inform tailored interventions. We conducted a scoping review, searching 10 online databases (African Index Medicus, Africa Journals Online, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE/PubMed, PsycINFO, Sociology Collection, Social Sciences Abstract and Social Sciences Citation Index) for peer-reviewed articles that reported studies on fatherhood and men's part

SUBMITTER: Musiwa AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442332 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature