A Ugandan study has asked why male engagement programs in the country have had such limited success and goes on to make proposals for how to do things differently. The …
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A pregnancy and childbirth board game to educate men has been piloted among Ugandan men living in London, prior to testing it out within Uganda. The playing pieces in Whose …
We set out four principles for a gender transformative approach to improving access to healthcare for mothers. They constitute a radical departure from traditional approaches. We propose that these principles …
Researchers in Uganda have examined why projects to increase women’s access to health services are difficult to sustain. They set out to look at the root causes of the lack …
The main contribution of fathers to their children’s nutrition in rural Uganda is providing money to buy food. In a study involving 346 households, 94% of the men did this, …
A survey of mothers in rural Uganda has shown that, among a range of resources available to them, social support is the strongest predictor of sufficient nutrition for their infants. …
A small Ugandan study, involving interviews with 16 fathers who had been at the birth of their babies, has concluded that if women’s partners are at the birth, they need …
Guest post by Margaret Docking, Wise Choices for Life Using dolls and pelvic models we ran workshops in Uganda for religious leaders about how to prevent obstructed labour and fistula. …
A study in Uganda has compared the impact of mother-only and father-only infant health education on family health behaviors. The classes involving just mothers had more impact than those involving …
The attendance of men in antenatal clinics in the Wakiso District in Uganda is very low – just 6% are consistently involved in antenatal care, that is attending four antenatal …