2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3)

1. 2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) Men’s Involvement in Maternal Health Care

2. Topics Covered • Male participation in ANC • Information men received from health workers • Reasons cited by men for no ANC and no institutional delivery • Summary of key findings

3. Importance of male involvement • RCH Programme envisages the involvement of men in women’s reproductive health • Health workers are supposed to provide expectant fathers with information on maternal and child health care and family planning

4. Antenatal Care by Residence Percent of men with a child under 3 years who reported that the mother received antenatal care

5. Men’s Presence during ANC Is Higher in Urban Areas Percent of men age 15-49 with a child under 3 years

6. Men’s Presence during ANC by Children Ever Born Percent of men age 15-49 with a child under 3 years Number of children ever born

7. Men’s Presence during ANC Increases with Education Percent among men age 15-49 with a child under 3 years

8. Percentage of Men with a Child under Age 3 Years Informed about Pregnancy Complications

9. Percentage of Men Told What To Do in Case of Pregnancy Complications Percent among men age 15-49 with a child under 3 years

10. Percentage of Men Told What To Do in Case of Complications by Education Percent among men age 15-49 with a child under 3 years

11. Percentage of Men with a Child Age under 3 Years Given Various Types of Information

12. Percent among men age 15-49 with a child under 3 years

13. Main Reasons for Not Having ANC Percent of men with a child under 3 years and the child’s mother did not get ANC

14. Reason for Not Delivering in a Health Facility Percent of men with a child under 3 years and the child’s mother did not have an institutional delivery

15. Key Findings • Two-thirds of men with a child under age 3 reported that the mother received antenatal care • Half of men with a child under 3 were present for at least one of the mother’s antenatal care visits • Slightly more than one-third of men were informed what do to in case of pregnancycomplications • Halfof men were informed about proper nutrition, and about 2 in 5 men were informed about the importance ofdelivery in a health facility and family planning

16. Key Findings • Men in the South and in Gujarat, Punjab, Delhi, Sikkim, and Mizoram are more likely to be informed about the importance of delivery at a health facility • Main reason men with a child under three years give for their child’s mother not getting ANC is that it is not necessary or they do not allow it • Main reason men with a child under 3 years for their child’s mother not delivering in a health facility is that it is not customary

17. Conclusions • Men’s participation in maternal health care needs to be strengthened • The information provided to men who participate in ANC visits is inadequate and needs to be more comprehensive