That’s a woman’s problem”: A qualitative analysis to understand male involvement in maternal and newborn health in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria

Maternal and newborn mortality continue to be major challenges in Nigeria. While greater participation of men in maternal and newborn health has been associated with positive outcomes in many settings, male involvement remains low. The objective of this analysis was to investigate male involvement i...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Vandana, Leight, Jessica, Giroux, Nadège, AbdulAziz, Fatima, Nyqvist, Martina Bjorkman
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145856
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Sumario:Maternal and newborn mortality continue to be major challenges in Nigeria. While greater participation of men in maternal and newborn health has been associated with positive outcomes in many settings, male involvement remains low. The objective of this analysis was to investigate male involvement in maternal and newborn health in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria.