Motlagabo Gladys Matseke1, Robert A C Ruiter2, Violeta J Rodriguez3,4, Karl Peltzer5,6, Sibusiso Sifunda6. 1. Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616.6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands. mgsmatseke@gmail.com. 2. Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616.6200 MD, Maastricht, the Netherlands. 3. Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1400 NW 10th Ave., Miami, FL, 33136, USA. 4. Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. 5. Department of Research & Innovation, University of Limpopo, Sovenga, South Africa. 6. HIV/AIDS, STIs, & TB Research Programme, Human Sciences Research Council, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to investigate the association between Male Partner Involvement (MPI) and maternal health outcomes among women attending Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in rural South Africa. The association between Male Partner Participation in the main study (MPP) and maternal health outcomes among these women was also investigated. METHODS: The study utilized data collected from 535 HIV infected women in a randomized controlled trial between 2015 and 2016. Maternal health outcome data (delivery mode, pregnancy systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pregnancy body mass index, pregnancy CD4 count, and pregnancy viral load) were collected from the women's antenatal record forms accessed from the primary healthcare facilities. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between socio-demographic characteristics of the women, MPI, and MPP with maternal health outcomes. RESULTS: The mean age of the women was 29.03 years (SD = 5.89). No significant associations were found between MPI and any of the maternal health outcomes contrary to what was hypothesized. Both the bivariate and multivariate analysis indicated a significant association between MPP and higher pregnancy viral load, contrary to the study hypothesis. Insignificant associations were found between MPP and both pregnancy CD4 count and pregnancy blood pressure. The only significant association between maternal health outcomes and socio-demographic characteristics, was between educational attainment and higher pregnancy CD4 count in both the bivariate and multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION FOR PRACTICE: The study showed no significant support for MPI in improving maternal health outcomes of women in PMTCT in rural South Africa. Future studies should include additional maternal health outcomes for investigation.
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to investigate the association between Male Partner Involvement (MPI) and maternal health outcomes among women attending Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in rural South Africa. The association between Male Partner Participation in the main study (MPP) and maternal health outcomes among these women was also investigated. METHODS: The study utilized data collected from 535 HIV infected women in a randomized controlled trial between 2015 and 2016. Maternal health outcome data (delivery mode, pregnancy systolic and diastolic blood pressure, pregnancy body mass index, pregnancy CD4 count, and pregnancy viral load) were collected from the women's antenatal record forms accessed from the primary healthcare facilities. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the association between socio-demographic characteristics of the women, MPI, and MPP with maternal health outcomes. RESULTS: The mean age of the women was 29.03 years (SD = 5.89). No significant associations were found between MPI and any of the maternal health outcomes contrary to what was hypothesized. Both the bivariate and multivariate analysis indicated a significant association between MPP and higher pregnancy viral load, contrary to the study hypothesis. Insignificant associations were found between MPP and both pregnancy CD4 count and pregnancy blood pressure. The only significant association between maternal health outcomes and socio-demographic characteristics, was between educational attainment and higher pregnancy CD4 count in both the bivariate and multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION FOR PRACTICE: The study showed no significant support for MPI in improving maternal health outcomes of women in PMTCT in rural South Africa. Future studies should include additional maternal health outcomes for investigation.
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Keywords:
HIV positive women; Male partner involvement; Maternal health outcomes; PMTCT
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