Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, Kenya
Background. In Malindi, rural populations face challenges in accessing skilled birth services. Consequently, the majority of women deliver at home and only seek help when they have complications. This paper reports part findings from a study conducted to assess health priority setting process and it...
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| description | Background. In Malindi, rural populations face challenges in accessing skilled birth services. Consequently, the majority of women deliver at home and only seek help when they have complications. This paper reports part findings from a study conducted to assess health priority setting process and its implication on availability, access, and use of emergency obstetric care services in Malindi. Methods. The study utilized qualitative methods to collect data from health personnel and maternal health stakeholders including community members. Source and method triangulation was used to strengthen the credibility of study findings. Data was categorized manually into themes around issues relating to utilization of skilled birth services discussed in this paper. Findings. Various barriers to utilization of skilled birth services were cited. However, most were linked to mwenye (the husband) who decides on the place of birth for the wife. Conclusion. Husbands are very influential in regard to decisions on skilled birth service utilization in this community. Their lack of involvement in maternal health planning may contribute as a barrier to utilization of skilled care by pregnant women. There is need to address the mwenye factor in an attempt to mitigate some of the barriers cited for nonutilization of skilled birth services. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-31fc9d60068c4db0bc1e80a5c138d7112025-08-20T03:55:03ZengWileyAdvances in Public Health2356-68682314-77842016-01-01201610.1155/2016/56081985608198Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, KenyaLilian Nyamusi Nyandieka0Mercy Karimi Njeru1Zipporah Ng’ang’a2Elizabeth Echoka3Yeri Kombe4Centre for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P.O. Box 20752, Nairobi 00202, KenyaCentre for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P.O. Box 20752, Nairobi 00202, KenyaInstitute of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Public Health, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, P.O. Box 62000, Nairobi 00200, KenyaCentre for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P.O. Box 20752, Nairobi 00202, KenyaCentre for Public Health Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), P.O. Box 20752, Nairobi 00202, KenyaBackground. In Malindi, rural populations face challenges in accessing skilled birth services. Consequently, the majority of women deliver at home and only seek help when they have complications. This paper reports part findings from a study conducted to assess health priority setting process and its implication on availability, access, and use of emergency obstetric care services in Malindi. Methods. The study utilized qualitative methods to collect data from health personnel and maternal health stakeholders including community members. Source and method triangulation was used to strengthen the credibility of study findings. Data was categorized manually into themes around issues relating to utilization of skilled birth services discussed in this paper. Findings. Various barriers to utilization of skilled birth services were cited. However, most were linked to mwenye (the husband) who decides on the place of birth for the wife. Conclusion. Husbands are very influential in regard to decisions on skilled birth service utilization in this community. Their lack of involvement in maternal health planning may contribute as a barrier to utilization of skilled care by pregnant women. There is need to address the mwenye factor in an attempt to mitigate some of the barriers cited for nonutilization of skilled birth services.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5608198 |
| spellingShingle | Lilian Nyamusi Nyandieka Mercy Karimi Njeru Zipporah Ng’ang’a Elizabeth Echoka Yeri Kombe Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, Kenya Advances in Public Health |
| title | Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, Kenya |
| title_full | Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, Kenya |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, Kenya |
| title_short | Male Involvement in Maternal Health Planning Key to Utilization of Skilled Birth Services in Malindi Subcounty, Kenya |
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