PARTICIPATION OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN´S PARTNER IN PRE-NATAL CONSULTATIONS: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

Brito, Jaqueline Guimarães Elói de; Santos, José Marcos de Jesus; Barreiro, Maria do Socorro Claudino; Dantas, Diego da Silva; Leite, Adriana Moraes; Mendes, Rosemar Barbosa

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Cogit. Enferm. 26 • 2021 • https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.75169 copy

PARTICIPATION OF THE PREGNANT WOMAN´S PARTNER IN PRE-NATAL CONSULTATIONS: PREVALENCE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS

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ABSTRACT

Objective:

to identify the prevalence and factors associated with the participation of the pregnant woman’s partner in prenatal care.

Method:

cross-sectional study conducted between March and July 2018 by interviewing 655 puerperal from a regional office in Northeastern Brazil. Associations were estimated using Chi-square and Prevalence Ratio.

Results:

Among women with a partner who had prenatal care (85.6%; n= 561), the partner’s participation was (44.2%; n=248), being higher among those who planned pregnancy (PR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.07-2.10), desired to become pregnant (PR: 1.22; 95% CI: 1.01-1.98), initiated early follow-up (PR: 1.31; 95% CI: 1.01-2.46), and had six or more consultations (PR: 1.49; 95% CI: 1.32-1.81). There was lower participation among women with low education (PR: 0.72; 95% CI: 0.39-0.77) and who used public services (PR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.24-0.85).

Conclusion:

the low prevalence of the pregnant woman’s companion participation in prenatal care highlights the need to further encourage their inclusion in this process.

DESCRIPTORS
Pregnancy; Prenatal Care; Paternity; Men’s Health; Public Health

Sociodemographic variables		Partner participation in prenatal care		p-value	PR (CI 95%)
Sociodemographic variables		Yes (%) (n=248)	No (%) (n=312)	p-value	PR (CI 95%)
Age Group
	= 19 years old	45,5	54,5	0,861	1,02
	= 20 years old	44,4	55,6	0,861	(0,65-1,64)
Race/Skin color
	White/Yellow	50	50	0,267	1,15
	Black/Black	43,6	56,4	0,267	(0,82-2,04)
Housing zone
	Rural	41,6	58,4	0,169	0,88
	Urban	47,4	52,6	0,169	(0,80-1,77)
Education
	Illiterate/Fundamental	36,7	63,3	0,001	0,72
	High School/Higher Education	51,1	48,9	0,001	(0,39-0,77)
Has a paid job
	Yes	49,1	50,9	0,176	1,15
	No	42,8	57,2	0,176	(0,89-1,86)

Variables related to pregnancy		Partner participation in prenatal care		p-value	PR (CI 95%)
Variables related to pregnancy		Yes (%) (n= 248)	No (%) (n=312)	p-value	PR (CI 95%)
Planned Pregnancy
	Yes	49,8	50,2	0,017	1,25
	No	39,7	60,3	0,017	(1,07-2,10)
Feeling about the pregnancy
	Satisfied	46	54	0,288	1,12
	More or less/unsatisfied	41,1	58,9	0,288	(0,84-1,76)
Perception of gestation time
	I wanted to get pregnant now	49,1	50,9	0,041	1,22
	I wanted to get pregnant later	40,4	59,6	0,041	(1,01-1,98)

Prenatal care variables		Partner participation in prenatal care		p-value	PR (CI 95%)
Prenatal care variables		Yes (%) (n=248)	No (%) (n=312)	p-value	PR (CI 95%)
Early start
	Yes	46,6	53,4	0,046	1,31
	No	35,6	64,4	0,046	(1,01-2,46)
Number of consultations
	6 or more consultations	47,7	52,3	0,004	1,49
	= 5 consultations	32	68	0,004	(1,32-1,81)
Follow-up by the same professional
	Yes	45,6	54,4	0,502	1,07
	No	42,6	57,4	0,502	(0,79-1,59)
Kind of service that performed most of the consultations
	Public	41,5	58,5	<0,001	0,65
	Private	64,1	35,9	<0,001	(0,24-0,85)

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[1] Corresponding author:
José Marcos de Jesus Santos Universidade de São Paulo – Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil E-mail: jsmarcos@usp