Reproductive Health
Partner-Delivered Therapy Viable in Resource-Poor
Areas
In South Africa and Brazil, the Population Council has
recently studied alternative methods of notifying partners of women with
sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that they need treatment. These
studies have verified that offering women with STIs the option of
bringing medicines to their partners, rather than requiring partners to
come to the clinic, results in high treatment rates.
Maternal and Child Health
Mixed Success Involving Men in Maternal Care Worldwide
In most locales around the world, whether in developing or
developed countries, men are little involved in their partners’ health
care during pregnancy. Research has shown, however, that women would
like their partners to be more involved and that, in many cases, men are
interested in being involved. Increased male participation could yield
health benefits for men, women, and children. In recognition of this
situation, the Population Council’s Frontiers in Reproductive Health
program conducted two “Men in Maternity” studies in disparate
settings—one in India and the other in South Africa—to engage male
partners in health services during the antenatal and postpartum periods.
Although the intervention in India was more successful than the one in
South Africa, valuable lessons were learned in both countries.
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