Exploring factors influencing pregnant Women’s attitudes, perceived subjective norms and perceived behavior control towards male involvement in maternal services utilization: a baseline findings from a community based interventional study from Rukwa, rural Tanzania

dc.contributor.authorMoshi, Fabiola V.
dc.contributor.authorKibusi, Stephen M.
dc.contributor.authorFabian, Flora
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-04T08:55:40Z
dc.date.available2021-05-04T08:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionFull-Text Article. Also available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03321-zen_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough male involvement enhances obstetric care-seeking behaviour, the practice of male involvement in developing countries remains unacceptably low. Male involvement in maternal services utilization can be influenced by the attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behaviour control of their female partners. Little is known about factors influencing pregnant women’s attitudes, perceived subjective norms, and perceived behaviour control towards male involvement in maternal services utilization. A baseline community-based cross-sectional study whose target was pregnant women were performed from 1st June until 30th October 2017. A three-stage probability sampling technique was employed to obtain a sample of 546 pregnant women. A structured questionnaire that hinged the Theory of Planned Behavior was used. The questionnaire explored three main determinants of male involvement, which were: attitudes towards male involvement, perceived subjective norms towards male involvement, and perceived behaviour control towards male involvement. After adjusting for the confounders, factors influencing positive attitude towards male involvement were age at marriage [19 to 24 yrs.,(AOR = 1.568 at 95% CI =1.044–2.353), more than 24 yrs. (AOR = 2.15 at 95% CI = 1.150–1.159)]; education status [primary school (AOR = 1.713 at 95% CI = 1.137–2.58)] and economic status [earning more than one dollar per day (AOR = 1.547 at 95% CI = 1.026–2.332)]. Factors influencing perceived subjective norms was only age at marriage [19 to 24 yrs., (AOR = 1.447 at 95% CI = 0.970–2.159), more than 24 years, (AOR = 2.331 at 95% CI = 1.261–4.308)]; factors influencing perceived behaviour control were age at marriage [more than 24 years (AOR = 2.331 at 95%CI = 1.261–4.308)], and the intention to be accompanied by their male partners (AOR = 1.827 at 95%CI = 1.171–2.849). The study revealed that women who were married at an older age were more likely to have a positive attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behaviour control towards male involvement in maternal services utilization than those who were married at a young age. Pregnant women who had primary education and earn more than a dollar per day were more likely to have positive attitudes towards male involvement than poor and uneducated pregnant women. The study recommends an interventional study to evaluate the influence of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behaviour control on male involvement in maternal services utilization.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMoshi, F. V., Kibusi, S. M., & Fabian, F. (2020). Exploring factors influencing pregnant Women’s attitudes, perceived subjective norms and perceived behavior control towards male involvement in maternal services utilization: a baseline findings from a community based interventional study from Rukwa, rural Tanzania. BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 20(1), 1-12.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03321-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2913
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectSubjective normsen_US
dc.subjectPerceived behavior controlen_US
dc.subjectPregnant womenen_US
dc.subjectObstetric care-seeking behavioren_US
dc.subjectObstetricen_US
dc.subjectMale obstetric involvementen_US
dc.subjectPregnant women attitudeen_US
dc.subjectMaternal servicesen_US
dc.titleExploring factors influencing pregnant Women’s attitudes, perceived subjective norms and perceived behavior control towards male involvement in maternal services utilization: a baseline findings from a community based interventional study from Rukwa, rural Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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