[ Facteurs associés à la Faible Implication des Partenaires Masculins au Service de Prévention de la Transmission Mère-Enfant (PTME) dans la Zone de Santé de Bunia, Province de l’Ituri, République Démocratique du Congo ]
Consolée Kyomuhendo1 and Amuda Baba Dieu-Merci2
1 Chercheuse Indépendante, Licenciée en gestion des programmes de santé, Zone de santé de Bunia, province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
2 Professeur Associé, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bunia (ISTM, Bunia), RD Congo
Original language: French
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This study was conducted to describe factors explaining the low involvement of male partners in the PMTCT service in the Bunia health zone. The cross-sectional method, supported by a questionnaire survey, was used to conduct this study among 400 male partners of pregnant women in the Bunia health zone in August and September 2021. Content analysis supported by percentage calculations was used to analyze the data. After analysis, the study revealed the following: - The main factors associated with the low involvement of male partners in accompanying their wives to the PMTCT service are respectively the perception of poor organization of PMTCT services (73%), lack of time on the part of spouses (48%), ignorance of the importance of PMTCT by spouses (36.75%) and the PMTCT service being perceived as a female environment (21%). - Nearly 2/3 of respondents mentioned that non-participation in the PMTCT service could result in remaining sero-ignorant (36.68%) and increase the risk of contamination (29.65%). In the light of these results, it must be admitted that efforts still need to be made to ensure the effective involvement of male partners in PMTCT services. An important aspect is to develop strategies to overcome the main factors affecting the non-involvement of male partners in PMTCT services.
Author Keywords: factors, involvement of male partners, PMTCT, Bunia.
Consolée Kyomuhendo1 and Amuda Baba Dieu-Merci2
1 Chercheuse Indépendante, Licenciée en gestion des programmes de santé, Zone de santé de Bunia, province de l’Ituri, RD Congo
2 Professeur Associé, Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Bunia (ISTM, Bunia), RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
This study was conducted to describe factors explaining the low involvement of male partners in the PMTCT service in the Bunia health zone. The cross-sectional method, supported by a questionnaire survey, was used to conduct this study among 400 male partners of pregnant women in the Bunia health zone in August and September 2021. Content analysis supported by percentage calculations was used to analyze the data. After analysis, the study revealed the following: - The main factors associated with the low involvement of male partners in accompanying their wives to the PMTCT service are respectively the perception of poor organization of PMTCT services (73%), lack of time on the part of spouses (48%), ignorance of the importance of PMTCT by spouses (36.75%) and the PMTCT service being perceived as a female environment (21%). - Nearly 2/3 of respondents mentioned that non-participation in the PMTCT service could result in remaining sero-ignorant (36.68%) and increase the risk of contamination (29.65%). In the light of these results, it must be admitted that efforts still need to be made to ensure the effective involvement of male partners in PMTCT services. An important aspect is to develop strategies to overcome the main factors affecting the non-involvement of male partners in PMTCT services.
Author Keywords: factors, involvement of male partners, PMTCT, Bunia.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude a été réalisée pour décrire les facteurs explicatifs de faible implication des partenaires masculins dans le service de PTME dans la zone de santé de Bunia. La méthode transversale, appuyée par un questionnaire d’enquête a servi pour la réalisation de cette étude auprès de 400 partenaires masculins de femmes enceintes de la ZS de Bunia. L’analyse de contenu appuyée par le calcul de pourcentage a servi pour l’analyse des données. Après analyse, l’étude a révélé ce qui suit: - Les principaux facteurs associés à la faible implication des partenaires masculins à l’accompagnement de leurs conjointes au service de PTME sont respectivement la perception de mauvaise organisation de services de PTME (73%), le manque de temps des conjoints (48%), l’ignorance de l’importance de PTME par les conjoints (36,75%) et le service de PTME perçu comme un environnement féminin (21%). - Près de 2/3 des enquêtés ont évoqué que la non-participation au service de PTME peut avoir comme risque de rester séro-ignorant (36,68%) et augmenter le risque de contamination (29,65%). Au vu de ces résultats, il sied d’admettre que des efforts doivent encore être conjugués pour permettre l’implication effective des partenaires masculins dans le service de CPN/PTME. Un aspect important doit s’orienter pour la prise en compte de développer des stratégies pouvant surmonter les principaux facteurs affectant la non implication des partenaires masculins au service de PTME.
Author Keywords: facteurs, implication des partenaires masculins, PTME, Bunia.
