title: Using local culture and gender roles to improve male involvement in maternal health in southern Nigeria.
abstract: Group health talks were conducted in Ekiadolor, Southern Nigeria, to improve male attitudes and practices regarding their involvement in prenatal care and family planning. Intervention planners highlight the importance of embedding local cultural norms along with co-opting gendered beliefs for purposes of planning and implementing the group talks. The authors facilitated 9 groups of adult males mostly from the traditional hierarchy of the community. Using gender theory as an analytical lens along with the application of local cultural beliefs and norms, a useful communication intervention was developed that increased the possibility of positive male engagement in maternal health in 1 Nigerian community.
authors: Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
authors: Omokhoa Adedayo
authors: OA
authors: Adeleye
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Aldoory
authors: Dauda Bayo
authors: DB
authors: Parakoyi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000208:ethnology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009549:Nigeria; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult