About this Research Topic
In low-and-middle income countries, mortality is still alarming high for women during and after pregnancy and childbirth.
The use of maternity care services by women is recommended globally to reduce maternal death, and morbidity (short- and long-term), and to promote women’s health and well-being beyond pregnancy and postpartum. Male partner involvement in women’s maternity care is associated with greater use of maternity care services and better health outcomes in low-income countries. Conversely, intimate partner violence (IPV) has a strong negative impact on the use of maternity care services and maternal health outcomes. There is a need to address this public health issue and ensure equitable and safe access to maternity care for women.
This call for papers aims to: (1) gather data on the influence of IPV and male partner involvement in maternal health and care utilization, (2) determine how IPV and male partner involvement affect optimal maternal health and the use of maternal care services, and (3) assess the effectiveness of solutions or strategies aimed at leveraging male partners for the promotion of maternal health and the use of maternal care services.
All submissions should focus on the influence of IPV and male partner involvement in women’s maternal health and their use of maternal care services in low-income countries. We welcome empirical quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods research. We will accept primary or secondary analyses, systematic reviews or meta-analyses, clinical trials, and programmatic reports from the field. We also welcome intervention and implementation studies aimed at addressing IPV and promoting male partner involvement in women’s health and maternal care utilization.
The use of maternity care services by women is recommended globally to reduce maternal death, and morbidity (short- and long-term), and to promote women’s health and well-being beyond pregnancy and postpartum. Male partner involvement in women’s maternity care is associated with greater use of maternity care services and better health outcomes in low-income countries. Conversely, intimate partner violence (IPV) has a strong negative impact on the use of maternity care services and maternal health outcomes. There is a need to address this public health issue and ensure equitable and safe access to maternity care for women.
This call for papers aims to: (1) gather data on the influence of IPV and male partner involvement in maternal health and care utilization, (2) determine how IPV and male partner involvement affect optimal maternal health and the use of maternal care services, and (3) assess the effectiveness of solutions or strategies aimed at leveraging male partners for the promotion of maternal health and the use of maternal care services.
All submissions should focus on the influence of IPV and male partner involvement in women’s maternal health and their use of maternal care services in low-income countries. We welcome empirical quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods research. We will accept primary or secondary analyses, systematic reviews or meta-analyses, clinical trials, and programmatic reports from the field. We also welcome intervention and implementation studies aimed at addressing IPV and promoting male partner involvement in women’s health and maternal care utilization.
Keywords: Maternal Health, Maternal Care, Low-Income Countries, Intimate Partner Violence, Implementation, Intervention, Male Partner Involvement
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