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Engaging fathers and families in maternal and newborn healthcare saves lives. It takes a village to raise a child. Follow all the latest research here.

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uganda

Antenatal care services need to be redesigned to engage with partners, who are key stakeholders in maternal and child health (Uganda)

In Organising family inclusionTags informing families, respectful care, attending facilities, Uganda, HIV10th March 2021

A study of fathers in Buyende District, Uganda, involving 135 individual questionnaires and 60 participants in focus groups, found that 78% had attended a clinic once or more. 10% had …

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Fathers need to be better informed about HIV prevention methods during breastfeeding (sub-Saharan Africa)

In BreastfeedingTags breastfeeding, Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, HIV, information3rd January 2021

Recent research from sub-Saharan Africa has hinted at the difficulties created in HIV prevalent regions by the practice of confinement, whereby fathers are separated from their babies and partners. The …

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Health services should adopt a less reductionist/instrumentalist approach to altering men’s behaviour (Mozambique)

In Organising family inclusionTags on-line information, attending facilities, gender, HIV, Mozambique1st November 2019

A study of involvement of men in antenatal care in Southern Mozambique has been published by a Belgian-led team. Southern Mozambique, unlike the rest of the country, has a patrilineal …

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Factors linked to higher attendance at antenatal clinics of male partners (Kenya)

In Organising family inclusionTags informing families, attending facilities, violence, Kenya, HIV7th September 2019

A survey in Kenya of 2,141 married mothers attending clinics for baby immunisations has identified a range of factors associated with male attendance at clinics during the antenatal period. 35% …

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Engaging men in maternal and infant health in Uganda

In Attending facilitiesTags informing families, Uganda, HIV7th October 2015

We invited Rose Aliano from Kumi, Eastern Uganda, to describe her project to engage men in maternal and infant health in Uganda. According to Save Mothers, Give Life Report 2014, …

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