The Barriers and Facilitators of Iranian Men's Involvement in perinatal Care: A Qualitative Study
Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth are crucial events in women's lives that can be done well with the support of people around them, especially their husbands. However, a number of factors can reduce or increase the supportive role of spouses during this period. The aim of the present study was to explore the barriers and facilitators of Iranian men's involvement in perinatal care.
Materials and Methods: This was a qualitative phenomenological study that sampling of respondents (pregnant women or the women who have recently given birth (one week to six months after childbirth), spouses, policy makers and midwifery service providers) was done through purposive sampling. The inclusion criteria included: being Iranian, the ability to understand and transfer the concepts into Persian, and employment in a midwifery center for at least one year (for service providers). Data were collected through in-depth interviews until the data saturation. The collected data were analyzed by conventional content analysis based on Graneheim and Lundman method steps. MAXQDA version 10 software was used to manage the data and Guba and Lincoln criteria were also used to ensure the trustworthiness of findings.
Results: Men's involvement in perinatal care was found to be influenced by certain incentives, particular constraints and some gender authoritarian attitudes. There were 5, 4, and 3 subcategories in incentives, constraints, and gender attitudes respectively.
Conclusion: The results revealed that men face a dual mechanisms in participating in perinatal care, in which some of these factors can facilitate their participation and others can reduce it.
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The Barriers and Facilitators of Iranian Men's Involvement in perinatal Care: A Qualitative Study
Posted 06 Jan, 2021
Received 12 Jan, 2021
On 09 Jan, 2021
On 08 Jan, 2021
On 08 Jan, 2021
Invitations sent on 07 Jan, 2021
On 19 Dec, 2020
On 19 Dec, 2020
On 19 Dec, 2020
On 15 Oct, 2020
Received 14 Oct, 2020
Received 13 Oct, 2020
Received 10 Oct, 2020
On 10 Oct, 2020
On 08 Oct, 2020
Received 08 Oct, 2020
On 22 Sep, 2020
On 20 Sep, 2020
Invitations sent on 19 Sep, 2020
On 19 Sep, 2020
On 18 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
On 17 Aug, 2020
On 15 Aug, 2020
Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth are crucial events in women's lives that can be done well with the support of people around them, especially their husbands. However, a number of factors can reduce or increase the supportive role of spouses during this period. The aim of the present study was to explore the barriers and facilitators of Iranian men's involvement in perinatal care.
Materials and Methods: This was a qualitative phenomenological study that sampling of respondents (pregnant women or the women who have recently given birth (one week to six months after childbirth), spouses, policy makers and midwifery service providers) was done through purposive sampling. The inclusion criteria included: being Iranian, the ability to understand and transfer the concepts into Persian, and employment in a midwifery center for at least one year (for service providers). Data were collected through in-depth interviews until the data saturation. The collected data were analyzed by conventional content analysis based on Graneheim and Lundman method steps. MAXQDA version 10 software was used to manage the data and Guba and Lincoln criteria were also used to ensure the trustworthiness of findings.
Results: Men's involvement in perinatal care was found to be influenced by certain incentives, particular constraints and some gender authoritarian attitudes. There were 5, 4, and 3 subcategories in incentives, constraints, and gender attitudes respectively.
Conclusion: The results revealed that men face a dual mechanisms in participating in perinatal care, in which some of these factors can facilitate their participation and others can reduce it.
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