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Table 3 Rate of BPCR among male partners

From: Male partner involvement in birth preparedness, complication readiness and obstetric emergencies in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

Standardised measurement of BPCR n (%)

Study specific measurement of BPCR n (%)

Birth preparedness and complication readiness

Tanzania (n = 756) [37]

Ethiopia (n = 824) [30]

Ethiopia (n = 592) [31]

Nigeria (n = 382) [42]

Ethiopia (n = 406) [28]

Ethiopia (n = 398) [29]

Ghana (n = 256) [32]

Rwanda (n = 396) [36]

Tanzania (n = 121) [38]

Malawi (n = 389) [41]

Identified birth kit

394 (54.3%)

309 (37.5%)

NR

NR

354 (86.5%)

301 (80%)

NR

NR

NR

NR

Saved money for healthcare/ emergency

342 (47.2%)

218 (26.5%)

446 (75.3%)

76 (19.5%)

158 (39.6%)

287 (76.3%)/ 215 (57%)

254 (99%)

NR

62.9%

NR

Identified transport

74 (10.2%)

91 (11%)

357 (60.3%)

94 (24.2%)

178 (44.6%)

246 (65.4%)

NR

242 (69%)

NR

99%

Identified birthplace/ where to go in emergency

13 (1.8%)

25 (3%)

437 (73.8%)

NR

218 (54.6%)

234 (62.2%)

NR

NR

NR

82.9%

Identified skilled birth attendant

6 (0.8%)

67 (8.1%)

242 (40.9%)

24 (6.2%)

117 (29.3%)

123 (32.7%)

NR

NR

NR

NR

Identified blood donor

1 (0.1%)

3 (.4%)

108 (18.2%)

3 (.8%)

190 (47.6%)

65 (17.3%)

NR

NR

NR

NR

Made no preparations

205 (28.3%)

256 (31.1%)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Made one preparation

(43.7%)

363 (44.1%)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Made at least three preparations

87 (11.2%)

82 (9.9%)

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Made five or more preparations

NR

NR

324 (54.7%)

NR

187 (46.9%)

227 (60.4%)

NR

NR

NR

NR

  1. NR Not reported