Completed | December 2017

Exploring Interventions to Improve Male Involvement in ANC/PMTCT and Delivery Services Using Formative and Participatory-based Approaches in Kinshasa, DRC

Overview

Country:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Subject Matter:

Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health; PMTCT and HIV-free Survival

This exploratory study, funded by the UCLA Dance Marathon, documented the barriers and facilitators to male involvement in antenatal care (ANC) and delivery services, gathered evidence on interventions currently implemented in facilities, and described potential new interventions for increasing male involvement in DRC. Study results were used to inform PMTCT programming and improve services for male and female clients.

Data Collection Period: June – September 2016

  1. Findings presented at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference, July 2017: “The co-authors of pregnancy”: leveraging men’s sense of responsibility and other factors to tailor male involvement interventions in antenatal and pregnancy-related services in Kinshasa“
  2. Findings published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, December 2017: “The co-authors of pregnancy”: leveraging men’s sense of responsibility and other factors for male involvement in antenatal services in Kinshasa, DRC“

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