That’s a woman’s problem”: A qualitative analysis to understand male involvement in maternal and newborn health in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria

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Sharma, Vandana; Leight, Jessica; Giroux, Nadège; AbdulAziz, Fatima; and Nyqvist, Martina Bjorkman. 2019. That’s a woman’s problem”: A qualitative analysis to understand male involvement in maternal and newborn health in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria. Reproductive Health 16 (September 2019): 143. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0808-4

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Maternal and newborn mortality continue to be major challenges in Nigeria. While greater participation of men in maternal and newborn health has been associated with positive outcomes in many settings, male involvement remains low. The objective of this analysis was to investigate male involvement in maternal and newborn health in Jigawa state, northern Nigeria.

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