Data Sheet 1_Factors influencing male involvement in maternal and child health care from t

15 semi-structured interviews with women aged 18–35 years conducted between June and August 2022 at the Xai-Xai City Health Center. The study by Maudy Simão Muchanga explores perceptions of sociocultural, economic, HIV-related, and health system barriers to male participation in maternal and child healthcare.

Use Cases

• Analyzing sociocultural barriers to male involvement based on reported norms positioning childcare as women's responsibility.
• Identifying health system barriers based on descriptions of long waiting times and clinic hours incompatible with work schedules.
• Studying economic constraints on participation based on mentions of work obligations and transport costs.
• Exploring HIV-related stigma as a deterrent based on reported fear of testing and potential relationship conflict.

Strengths

• 15 interview transcripts provide a localized evidence base for Gaza Province.
• Data collection used purposive sampling and achieved data saturation.
• Analysis was conducted by two researchers using inductive content analysis with MAXQDA software.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is a single PDF file of 166.4 KB, indicating a very limited scope of raw data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews.

Time Range

June to August 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-24 05:40:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Xai-Xai City Health Center, Gaza Province, Mozambique