A review of 35 studies of engagement of men in maternal and newborn health in Sub-Saharan countries concludes that they need to be better informed, particularly about what to do …
Tag: Malawi
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 …
Researchers in Malawi have proposed a curriculum for antenatal education for expectant couples. It is the first time that the antenatal information needs of couples have been investigated in Malawi …
A qualitative study of men’s involvement in maternal and newborn health in rural Malawi highlights the fact that fathers’ roles are changing in relation to infant nutrition, and their increasing …
Husbands who listened to a maternal health radio programme in Malawi were more likely to attend antenatal care with their wives, attend the birth and attend postnatal care. So found …
A study in the Mchinji District of Malawi explored the impact of radio broadcasts on the topic of male participation in maternal health. In the district there is a radio …
A randomized controlled trial in Blantyre, Malawi, found that a specific invitation to the men increased their attendance by 50%. The trial involved 460 families, split into two equally sized …
Dear research team at the Institute of Public Health, University of Heidelberg, Germany and at the School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Malawi. You have just published …