Myanmar Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness of Men in Maternity Health (MiM) Intervention on Male Involvement in Maternal Health Care to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Naypyitaw, Myanmar
| Verified date | June 2024 |
| Source | Chulalongkorn University |
| Contact | n/a |
| Is FDA regulated | No |
| Health authority | |
| Study type | Interventional |
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.
| Status | Completed |
| Enrollment | 198 |
| Est. completion date | September 30, 2019 |
| Est. primary completion date | August 30, 2019 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
| Gender | All |
| Age group | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Eligibility | 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 |
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | Chulalongkorn University | Bangkok |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Chulalongkorn University | Myanmar Health Network Organization, Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association |
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| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Maternal Health Knowledge | To assess the effectiveness of the Men in Maternity Health (MiM) intervention on male involvement in maternal health, specifically regarding changes in maternal health knowledge, including knowledge of maternal health care, danger signs during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period.
Measurement: Pre- and post-intervention surveys assessed knowledge with 12 questions, each containing multiple sub-questions. Scoring was '1' for each correct answer, with a total score range from 0 to 36. |
2 months pre-intervention and 2 months post-intervention | |
| Primary | Attitudes Towards Maternal Health | To assess the effectiveness of the Men in Maternity Health (MiM) intervention on male involvement in maternal health, specifically regarding changes in attitudes towards maternal health.
Measurement: Pre- and post-intervention surveys assessed attitudes with 12 questions. For positive statements, scores ranged from 4 (strongly agree) to 1 (strongly disagree), and for negative statements, scores ranged from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree), with a total score range of 12 to 48. |
2 months pre-intervention and 2 months post-intervention | |
| Primary | Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPCR) Practices | The impact of the Men in Maternity Health (MiM) intervention on male involvement in birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) practices was assessed through pre- and post-intervention surveys. BPCR practices include five key components: planning the health facility for birth, ensuring the presence of skilled birth attendants, arranging transportation for delivery or emergencies, identifying potential blood donors and saving money for delivery expenses. BPCR practices were measured with a composite score derived from responses to five components, each corresponding to one of the essential BPCR practices. Responses were scored '1' for 'Yes' and '0' for 'No'. The total BPCR score ranged from 0 to 5, with higher scores indicating better birth preparedness and complication readiness. | 2 months pre-intervention and 2 months post-intervention | |
| Primary | Acceptability and Feasibility of Men in Maternity Health (MiM) Intervention | To gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of the MiM program, the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention were assessed through qualitative methods. This included semi-structured interviews with maternal health stakeholders engaged in the MiM program and focus group discussions with male participants who involved in the MiM program and their partners. Key areas explored included assessing the program's effectiveness in preventing maternal emergencies, promoting institutional deliveries and gathering participant satisfaction and feedback, and identifying the barriers and facilitators specific to the program's implementation. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis to identify themes and patterns related to the intervention's acceptability and feasibility of the intervention, highlighting common experiences, challenges and facilitators reported by participants and healthcare stakeholders, as well as identifying perceived benefits of the intervention. | Up to 2 months post-intervention | |
| Secondary | Institutional delivery | For institutional delivery outcomes, the place of delivery and the birth attendant for delivery were checked at the end of the study period through a post-intervention survey. The researcher validated the reported institutional deliveries by cross-referencing birth certificate records and obtaining information from the assigned area midwives. | Up to 3 months post-intervention |