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%

Source: Fieldwork, 2013; MHC: maternal health care; H/F: health facility.