Influence of Husband Involvement during Antenatal Clinic on Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs among Mothers Attending Well Baby Clinics in Nakuru County-Kenya: A Quasi Experimental Study

Authors

  • Elizabeth G. Kibaru
  • Amos M. Otara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59573/emsj.7(1).2023.8

Keywords:

maternal, antenatal, male partner, newborn danger sign

Abstract

Introduction: Male involvement is associated with improved maternal and newborn outcomes as they play a vital role in decision making in health seeking.

Objective: To determine the influence of husbands’ accompaniment to the antenatal clinic on maternal knowledge of neonatal danger signs (NDS) after nurses’ capacity building.

Study design: A quasi experimental study.

Method: Eight health facilities were selected at random among facilities in Nakuru County. Mothers attending well baby clinics with children <1 year were interviewed using structured questionnaires. Analysis was done using the SPSS software (version 23).

Results: Two different cohorts of 414 mothers each were interviewed at baseline and at the end with 176 (42.5%) and 200 (48.3%) of mothers respectively being accompanied by husbands for antenatal clinic. At baseline they were likely to identify inability to breastfeed, convulsions and hypothermia as NDS and these were statistically significant with p <0.004, P< 0.003 and P< 0.033 respectively. Identification of more 3 NDS increased from 37 (21%) at baseline to 99 (49.5%) with all mentioning at least one NDS at the end point.

Conclusion: Male partner accompaniment to antenatal care was found to have a positive correlation to maternal knowledge of NDS with nurses’ capacity building playing a big role.

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Published

2023-04-20

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023)

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