scholarly journals Male involvement in family planning; an often neglected determinant of contraceptive prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 260
Author(s):  
Mamah Johnbosco ◽  
Okafor Love ◽  
Egbuji Chuma ◽  
Mgbafulu Christian ◽  
Ibo Chukwunenye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Male Involvement ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
International Conference ◽  
Contraceptive Prevalence ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Child Health

<p class="abstract">For more than two decades, there have been efforts to include men in family planning programmes. Male involvement was first echoed on a global scale at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) plan of action, Cairo 1994.<strong> </strong>This article is aimed at highlighting the importance of male involvement in increasing contraceptive prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa.<strong> </strong>A literature search using Google, Google scholar, PubMed, Hinary, Medical textbooks and related journals. Relevant articles were extracted and used for this review.<strong> </strong>Majority of the literature assessed showed alienation of men in family planning and other reproductive health services despite the declaration made at the International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo, 1994. Findings also showed significant level of awareness of modern family planning methods amongst men but very low support for its use by themselves and/or their spouses or partners. Some of the reasons for such apathy include fears of side effects, non-availability, high cost and ignorance. The importance of involving men in family planning services cannot be over stressed. There are overwhelming evidence that with male support, there would be greater uptake and sustained use of family planning. This will lead to improved maternal and child health indices especially in our setting where the burden of the morbidity and mortality of maternal and child health is greatest.</p>

scholarly journals Determinants of male involvement in maternal and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a review

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Ditekemena ◽  
Olivier Koole ◽  
Cyril Engmann ◽  
Richard Matendo ◽  
Antoinette Tshefu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Male Involvement ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Community perspectives on maternal and child health during nutrition and economic transition in sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniella Watson ◽  
Sarah H Kehoe ◽  
Agnes Erzse ◽  
Adélaïde Compaoré ◽  
Cornelius Debpuur ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Economic Transition ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Maternal And Child Nutrition ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Child Health

Abstract Objective: To explore community perceptions on maternal and child nutrition issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. Design: Thirty focus groups with men and women from three communities facilitated by local researchers. Setting: One urban (Soweto, South Africa) and two rural settings (Navrongo, Ghana and Nanoro, Burkina Faso) at different stages of economic transition. Participants: Two hundred thirty-seven men and women aged 18–55 years, mostly subsistence farmers in Navrongo and Nanoro and low income in Soweto. Results: Differences in community concerns about maternal and child health and nutrition reflected the transitional stage of the country. Community priorities revolved around poor nutrition and hunger caused by poverty, lack of economic opportunity and traditional gender roles. Men and women felt they had limited control over food and other resources. Women wanted men to take more responsibility for domestic chores, including food provision, while men wanted more involvement in their families but felt unable to provide for them. Solutions suggested focusing on ways of increasing control over economic production, family life and domestic food supplies. Rural communities sought agricultural support, while the urban community wanted regulation of the food environment. Conclusions: To be acceptable and effective, interventions to improve maternal and child nutrition need to take account of communities’ perceptions of their needs and address wider determinants of nutritional status and differences in access to food reflecting the stage of the country’s economic transition. Findings suggest that education and knowledge are necessary but not sufficient to support improvements in women’s and children’s nutritional status.

scholarly journals Harnessing the PRECISE network as a platform to strengthen global capacity for maternal and child health research in sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Meriel Flint-O’Kane ◽  
◽  
Peter von Dadelszen ◽  
Prestige Tatenda Makanga ◽  
Esperança Sevene ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Research ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Child Health Research ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Global Capacity

Exporting Centering Pregnancy May Contribute to Improving Antenatal Care and Improving Maternal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (5) ◽  
pp. 660-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Klima ◽  
Crystal Patil ◽  
Kathleen Norr ◽  
Sebalda Leshabari ◽  
Chrissie Kaponda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Centering Pregnancy ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals The Demand for Maternal and Child Health Care Services in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Latest Available Data for Selected Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mwije S
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Service Provisioning ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Child Health

It is evident that maternal and under-five child deaths have gradually reduced in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the last three decades. In a bid to improve access and utilization of maternal and child health care services in the region, actors in public, private and civil society arenas at all levels have engaged in familiar circles towards service provisioning. Nevertheless, evidence from several SSA countries shows less utilization of some maternal and child health care services. The demand remains low for some services such as attendance of four antenatal visits as recommended by World Health Organization, delivery skilled birth attendants, postnatal care especially for newborns, child immunization, and use of modern contraceptives. The concern remains whether the less demand is influenced by supply-side or demand-side factors. The personal, socio-cultural, economic, health systems related factors may condition a person’s demand choices regardless of the need for a particular health service. Improved access may not necessarily translate into utilization because of these interrelated determinants of demand. Therefore, policy-makers might need to turn to Sen’s capability approach viewpoint to gaze at how expanding people’s choices-especially poor women might help to improve the demand for maternal and child health services in SSA. Policy interventions may include pro-poor healthcare service provisioning through public financing, improving women’s education, improving women’s access to information, etc. However, a multi-sectoral approach is necessary for addressing all demand determinants at all levels and the interventions should be context-specific.

scholarly journals Generating and capitalizing on the demographic dividend potential in sub-Saharan Africa: a conceptual framework from a systematic literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 145
Author(s):  
Carolina Cardona ◽  
Jean Christophe Rusatira ◽  
Xiaomeng Cheng ◽  
Claire Silberg ◽  
Ian Salas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Demographic Transition ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Demographic Dividend ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
And Child Health

Background: Africa will double its population by 2050 and more than half will be below age 25. The continent has a unique opportunity to boost its socioeconomic welfare. This systematic literature review aims to develop a conceptual framework that identifies policies and programs that have provided a favorable environment for generating and harnessing a demographic dividend. This framework can facilitate sub-Saharan African countries’ understanding of needed actions to accelerate their demographic transition and capitalize on their demographic dividend potential. Methods: The search strategy was structured around three concepts: economic development, fertility, and sub-Saharan Africa. Databases used included PubMed and EconLit. An inductive approach was employed to expand the reference base further. Data were extracted using literature records following a checklist of items to include when reporting a systematic review suggested in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) Statement. Results: The final review consisted of 78 peer-reviewed articles, ten reports from the gray literature, and one book. Data were categorized according to relevant demographic dividend typology: pre-dividend and early-dividend. The results from the literature review were synthesized into a framework consisting of five sectors for pre-dividend countries, namely 1) Governance and Economic Institutions, 2) Family Planning, 3) Maternal and Child Health, 4) Education, and 5) Women's Empowerment. An additional sector, 6) Labor Market, is added for early-dividend countries. These sectors must work together to attain a demographic dividend. Conclusions: A country's demographic transition stage must guide policy and programs. Most sub-Saharan African countries have prioritized job creation and employment for youth, yet their efforts to secure a productive labor market require preliminary and complementary investments in governance, family planning, maternal and child health, education, and women’s empowerment. Creating a favorable policy environment for generating and capitalizing on a demographic dividend can support their stated goals for development.

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