Advances in Nursing & Midwifery

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:

childbirth that showe good oppurtunity for education and counseling before pregnancy that is good

oppurtunity for Training men by expert person can enhance men

and childbirth.

Keywords:

*Corresponding Author:

Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.

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