Expectant fathers' participation in antenatal care services in Papua New Guinea: a qualitative inquiry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of engaging men in maternal and child health programs is well recognised internationally. In Papua New Guinea (PNG), men's involvement in maternal and child health services remains limited and barriers and enablers to involving fathers in antenatal care have not been well studied. The purpose of this paper is to explore attitudes to expectant fathers participating in antenatal care, and to identify barriers and enablers to men's participation in antenatal care with their pregnant partner in PNG.

Methods

Twenty-eight focus group discussions were conducted with purposively selected pregnant women, expectant fathers, older men and older women across four provinces of PNG. Fourteen key informant interviews were also conducted with health workers. Qualit

SUBMITTER: Davis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5941321 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature