Impact of Husband’s Participation in Antenatal Care on the Use of Skilled Birth Attendant
Abstract: Alternative
approaches are needed to address the issues of reproductive health, one of
which is by increasing participation of men on women’s sexual and reproductive
health. This study aimed to investigate the impact of husband’s participation
in antenatal care on the use of skilled birth attendant after controlling
socio-demographic characteristics. Samples were 4,000 women aged 15 – 49 years
who had their last childbirth in the past year before the survey drawn from
2012 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey. The study used binary logistic
regression model to identify the impact of husband’s participation in antenatal
care on the use of skilled birth attendant after controlling socio-demographic
and maternal characteristics. The odds after controlling other factors
indicated that women whose husbands attended at least one antenatal care visit
were more likely to use skilled birth attendants than those whose husbands did
not attend. In conclusion, husband’s participation, through attending antenatal
visit, positively affects the use of skilled birth attendant by women during
delivery.
Author: Febri Wicaksono
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg160020
