Table 1 Selected sub-themes, categories and themes
Sub-themes | Categories | Themes |
|---|---|---|
Provision of necessities during pregnancy | Views on roles of men in antenatal care | Roles of men in antenatal care |
Acquiring information on pregnancy and needed care | ||
Providing physical and emotional support to wife | ||
Knowing what pregnant women go through | Views on meaning of men attending antennal clinic | Meaning of men attending antenatal clinic |
Expression of love and care | ||
Collective responsibility | ||
Opportunity for learning | ||
Deprivation of privacy | ||
Barrier to appropriate care | ||
Knowledge of importance of attending ANC | Enabling factors | Motivation for men to attend or not attend antenatal care with their wives |
Desire to get information about pregnancy and care | ||
Desire to have a healthy mother and baby | ||
Privileges given to those who attend as couples | ||
Desire to be part of decision making | ||
Desire to be a responsible father | ||
Military operations | Deterring factors | |
Not knowing that men also need to attend ANC | ||
Belief that presence of husband interferes with care | ||
Fear of HIV test | ||
Feminine environment | Views on masculinity | Masculinity |
Female health workers |