Access to maternal-child health and HIV services for women in North-Central Nigeria: A qualitative exploration of the male partner perspective.
Maryam Al-MujtabaNadia Adjoa Sam-AguduNguavese TorbundeMuktar H AliyuLlewellyn J CorneliusPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Strategic engagement of community leaders, including traditional and religious leaders, is needed to address harmful norms and practices underlying gender inequity in health decision-making. Gender mainstreaming, where the needs and concerns of both men and women are considered, should be applied in maternal-child healthcare education and delivery. Clinic fee reductions or elimination can facilitate service access. Finally, professional organizations can do more to reinforce respectful maternity care among healthcare workers.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- decision making
- hiv testing
- birth weight
- antiretroviral therapy
- primary care
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- hiv aids
- social media
- health information
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- public health
- weight gain
- gestational age
- risk assessment
- metabolic syndrome
- chronic pain
- cervical cancer screening
- human health