Men in Maternity Health (MiM) in Myanmar

NCT ID: NCT06451653

Last Updated: 2024-06-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

198 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-10-15

Study Completion Date

2019-09-30

Brief Summary

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World Health Organization integrated husband involvement into reproductive health programs to carry out safe motherhood successfully and therefore it has been encouraged as a new strategy to improve maternal health since 2000. In Myanmar, maternal health intervention and education programs for safe motherhood are progressing but maternal mortality is still high. Even though sufficient evidences prove that husband can influence maternal health care service utilization during pregnancy and there by positively impact obstetric emergency, few interventions have focused on husband directly to involve and also effectiveness of husband involvement intervention on birth preparedness and complication readiness for safe motherhood are still limited in Myanmar. Therefore, the objective of this study is to explore the effectiveness of the men in maternity health (MiM) intervention on male involvement in maternal health care, including its impact on knowledge about maternal health related issues, attitudes towards maternal health care and birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) practices and improving institutional delivery rates for safe motherhood.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Maternal Health Care Myanmar Men in Maternity Health Male Partner Institutional Delivery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Men in Maternity Health (MiM) Intervention

The men in maternity health (MiM) education program provided male partners of pregnant women with comprehensive education on maternal health, covering topics such as pregnancy complications, obstetric danger signs, maternal health care (including antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care), the benefits of birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR), and safe delivery practices. Invitation letters were sent to male partners by public health supervisors every first and third week to encourage participation in the MiM program's activities, while maternal health education sessions were conducted every second and fourth week.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Men in Maternity Health (MiM) Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The six-month MiM education program focused on maternal health education for male partners of pregnant women in the intervention area. Assigned midwives offered two-hour-long, face-to-face health education and discussion sessions at five selected health centres every second and fourth Sunday, respectively, to accommodate participants' work schedules. Attendance consistently remained high at 80% of participants every month, with home visits for absentees to provide health education.

Control

Male partners in the control group can only receive routine maternal health education if they accompany their female partners to antenatal care services at health facilities.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Men in Maternity Health (MiM) Intervention

The six-month MiM education program focused on maternal health education for male partners of pregnant women in the intervention area. Assigned midwives offered two-hour-long, face-to-face health education and discussion sessions at five selected health centres every second and fourth Sunday, respectively, to accommodate participants' work schedules. Attendance consistently remained high at 80% of participants every month, with home visits for absentees to provide health education.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

For Men in Maternity health (MiM) Intervention; male partners who

* Aged ≥ 18 years
* Partners' pregnancies are ≤16 weeks gestational age
* Partners are pregnant for the first time (Gravida 1)
* Currently live with their female partners
* Have been living in the study area for at least 1 year

For quantitative and qualitative assessment:

* Male partners who participated in the MiM intervention and their female partners
* Maternal health stakeholders who oversee MiM implementation and maternal health care providers in the intervention township

Exclusion Criteria

For Men in Maternity Health (MiM) Intervention, male partners who

* Are severely ill and cannot communicate
* Do not give consent

For quantitative and qualitative assessment:

* Feel uncomfortable to participate in this study
* Do not give consent
* Are severely ill and cannot communicate
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Myanmar Health Network Organization

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Chulalongkorn University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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May Chan Oo

Academic Researcher

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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May Chan Oo

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

Locations

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Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, , Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

Other Identifiers

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CUCPHS-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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