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Male midwifery practice and acceptability: attitudes, beliefs, and associated factors among expectant mothers in Savelugu Municipal Hospital, Northern Region of Ghana.

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    • المصدر:
      Publisher: African Field Epidemiology Network Country of Publication: Uganda NLM ID: 101517926 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-8688 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pan Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE
    • بيانات النشر:
      Original Publication: Kampala, Uganda : African Field Epidemiology Network
    • الموضوع:
      Midwifery*/statistics & numerical data ; Mothers*/psychology ; Mothers*/statistics & numerical data ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*; Humans ; Ghana ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Adult ; Pregnancy ; Male ; Young Adult ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data ; Adolescent ; Delivery, Obstetric/statistics & numerical data ; Middle Aged
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      Introduction: male midwifery is a relatively new phenomenon in Ghana and most expectant mothers still do not recognize their contribution to reproductive healthcare. This study aims to assess the acceptability of male midwifery practice among expectant mothers in Savelugu Municipal Hospital.
      Methods: this was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A total of 391 mothers were recruited using a simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SAS JMP Pro V16.0.
      Results: approximately 75.7% of mothers would go to a hospital where male midwives examine and attend to them, and 71.9% accepted to be delivered by a younger male midwife. Also, 70.1% agreed to share their obstetric information with a male midwife, and 43.5% agreed that their religious beliefs allowed them to be delivered by a male midwife. Mothers who had no formal education (aOR=2.23, 95% CI: 1.040-4.788, p=0.039) were more likely to go to a hospital where male midwives examine and attend to them than the others, and mothers who were employed (aOR=3.91, 95% CI: 1.770-8.631, p=0.001) were more likely to accept to be delivered by a male midwife who is younger than them than the others.
      Conclusion: a significant portion of expectant mothers are open to receiving care and examinations from male midwives, even opting to go to hospitals where male midwives are available for maternal care. This suggests that male midwives can contribute to the health of expectant mothers significantly and should be encouraged to practice their profession.
      Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
      (Copyright: Rashidatu Monne et al.)
    • References:
      Reprod Health. 2015 Jul 08;12:61. (PMID: 26148481)
      Afr J Reprod Health. 2018 Jun;22(2):60-67. (PMID: 30052334)
      J Midwifery Womens Health. 2020 Mar;65(2):199-207. (PMID: 31904186)
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Ghana; Male midwifery; beliefs; expectant mothers; midwives
    • الموضوع:
      Date Created: 20240809 Date Completed: 20240809 Latest Revision: 20240810
    • الموضوع:
      20240812
    • الرقم المعرف:
      PMC11308941
    • الرقم المعرف:
      10.11604/pamj.2024.47.199.42482
    • الرقم المعرف:
      39119114