Men’s participation during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum and
Advances in Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol. 22 No. 78 (2013),
28 July 2013
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Page 27-34
Abstract
Background and aim
Increasing global approach to men's participation in care and reproductive health programs, in the
past 15 years, has created a need to research on men’s encouragement to take responsibility for their
families’ health through Men's participation. Therefore, the aim the present study is to determine
men's participation in reproductive health care programs during pregnancy, in health clinics
affiliated to Shahid Behshti University of Medical Sciences. In 1388.
Material & methods:
This was a descriptive study on 400 cases that had at least one child under 2 years and familly file in
health clinics coverage Shahid Beheshti University. Sampling was multi-stage cluster Nonrandomized
and research instrument was a questionnaire
Findings
According to the findings of the study, the mean age of participant was (37/27±5/56). (60/2 Percent)
had a child and pregnancy in (24/8 Percent) was scheduled. Generally (74/2 Percent) men
demonstrated good cooperation and participation and (0/25) had relative participation (89/0Percent)
men had good knowledge and (11/0 Percent) had relative knowledge. There was Significant
relationship between participation and education (p<0/0001), If higher education participation
was low. There was Significant relationship between participation and job involvement (p<0/004).
There was highest participation (83/9 Percent) in men whose job was lndependent. Also between the
term Marriage and Participation was found Significant relationship (p<0/0001). There was
Significant relationship between kind of Pregnancy and participation (P<0/0001) if It was planned
to increase participation.
Conclusions:
The results of this research imply good men,s participation during pregnancy andchildbirth that showe good oppurtunity for education and counseling before pregnancy that is good
oppurtunity for Training men by expert person can enhance men
,s participation during pregnancyand childbirth.
Keywords:
men's participation, prenatal care, delivery*Corresponding Author:
Sharareh Jannesari, Lecturer, Dept of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing andMidwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
:shararehjannesari@gmail.com
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