Research Article
Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care at Anomabo, Central Region, Ghana
Table 2
Enabling/disenabling factors of male involvement in maternal health care (N = 100).
| Characteristics | Frequency () | Percentage (%) |
| Couple living together | | | Yes | 55 | 55.0% | No | 45 | 45.0% | Distance to H/F | | | Less than 5 km | 80 | 80.0% | More than 5 km | 20 | 20.0% | Perception of MHC | | | Easily accessible | 61 | 61.0% | Not accessible | 39 | 39.0% | Poor spousal communication | | | Yes | 93 | 93.0% | No | 7 | 7.0% | Prohibitive cultural norms | | | Yes | 69 | 69.0% | No | 31 | 31.0% | Work schedules of men | | | Yes | 79 | 79.0% | No | 21 | 21.0% | Unfavourable health policies | | | Yes | 85 | 85.0% | No | 15 | 15.0% | Financial problems | | | Yes | 53 | 53.0% | No | 47 | 47.0% | Attitudes of health workers | | | Yes | 90 | 90.0% | No | 10 | 10.0% | Long waiting time at H/F | | | Yes | 83 | 83.0% | No | 17 | 17.0% | Gender roles | | | Yes | 50 | 50.0% | No | 50 | 50.0% |
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Source: Fieldwork, 2013; MHC: maternal health care; H/F: health facility.
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