Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Health Education Package on obstetric danger signs birth preparedness and spousal participation
placebo on nutrition during pregnancy and breastfeeding counselling
Sponsors
Haddy Tunkara Bah
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Spouses of pregnant women attending their antenatal care (ANC) booking at the Maternal and Child Clinic, Farafenni, with a gestational age between 16 to 28 weeks regardless of whether they were primp or multigravidas. 2. The spouses should come from the villages and Farafenni Wards identified as study sites and planning to stay in the area for at least one month post-delivery of their wives. 3. They should be living with their wives and expecting to be present during the pregnancy and delivery periods. 4. They should be able to speak Fula, Wollof, Mandinka or English language. 5. Permission must be given by their pregnant wives to contact them and for their participation. This due to the fact that women should be give the autonomy to choose whether their husbands can be involved in their maternal health care or not. According, WHO, despite the benefits of male partner participation in maternal health care, it should never be a requirement for women to access skilled care thus women should be empowered to make such a decision.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Spouses who met the inclusion criteria but also had the following characteristic were excluded from the study: 1. Spouses less than 18 years of age during the time of data collection. This is because they had not reached the age allowed to give consent for the study as stipulated in the laws of The Gambia. 2. Spouses who were health-care professionals or studied medical sciences. 3. Spouses who were sick or traveled during the time of study participants’ enrollment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spousal participation in birth preparedness | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| knowledge of obstetric danger signs and birth preparedness | — |
Countries
Gambia
Contacts
Public ContactFriday Okonofua
University of Benin Nigeria
Outcome results
None listed