title: Men's role in women's antenatal health status: evidence from rural Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
abstract: This study aimed to extend notions of men's role in women's antenatal care (ANC) status in rural Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The analyses were based on response of 480 men aged 15 to 54 years, living with at least 1 child younger than 3 years. Only 27% men accompanied their wives for ANC. Men's perception of actual roles for ANC services was low: 63% approved of women undergoing checkups; 33% discussed their wives' pregnancy with health professionals. Only 18% scored highly on the overall index of knowledge. From multivariate analysis, it was found that the number of men accompanying their wives for ANC was higher among those respondents who were married for the first time in the age-group 25 to 34 years and aged 35 years or more, had their last child at age-group 20 to 24 years or 25 to 34 years, had completed primary or secondary and higher education, and had mass media facilities.
authors.affiliation: University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan swaponru_2000@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mosiur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.affiliation: Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mohammad Touhidul
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.affiliation: University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Md Golam
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Mostofa
authors.affiliation: University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Md Shahin
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Reza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018743:Perinatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D012424:Rural Population; D012941:Social Responsibility; D018454:Spouses; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult