A Model to Facilitate Male Partner Involvement in Reproductive Health

This book present steps trailed for a model to facilitate male involvement in the reproductive health (RH) context. This study was brought about by the fact that male partners do not fully participate in the reproductive health services due socioeconomic and cultural factors. It would also seem that there were disparities in RH service delivery whereby women and children are the main targeted. For a model development requires empirical data. A theory generative design was used as illustrated by Chinn and Kramer's (1995). These steps are analysis & identification of the concepts; construction of relationship statements; model description; evaluation of the model. The following central concepts were ascertaining namely management; partnership and environment as basis for a model development. It was concluded that the facilitation process by the registered could be done in five Phases namely situational analysis; establishment of partnerships; management process; maintaining conducive environment and termination & evaluation. The model in this book can be used by the nurses or other health professionals and community health workers and PhD student.