Male Partners Involvement In Antenatal Care Service Use And Associated Factors In Selected Public Health Centers Bole Sub City Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) service utilization is an important strategy for improved maternalrnand child healthcare. Evidence show that male partner’s involvement in ANC has helped thernimprovement of women’s and children`s wellbeing. However, there is limited evidence about malernpartner’s involvement in ANC service in Ethiopia, particularly in Addis Ababa. rnrnObjective: The survey aimed to assess male partner’s involvement in the utilization of ANC andrnassociated factors in selected public health centers of Bole sub city, Addis Ababa, EthiopiarnMethods: Facility based cross sectional study design was conducted among 383 male partnerrnparticipants who accompanied their pregnant wives in ANC visit in selected public health centers, Bolernsub city. Study participants were selected by using convenience sampling method. The purpose andrnsignificance of the study was explained to each participant ahead of their interview. Interviewersrnadministered structured questionnaires, which was pre-tested on five percent of the total sample size, torngather data. The consistency and completeness of the data was checked throughout the data collectionrnprocess. The collected data were entered into Epi data v 3.1 Software and were analyzed by using SPSSrnv 22 software. Binary logistic regression model was used to identify factors that predict the responsernvariable. The findings are presented in texts, tables and charts. Odds Ratio (OR) was used as a measurernof association. The 95% uncertainty interval was constructed around each point estimate of the OR. Inrnaddition to the confidence interval (CI), p-value

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