Guidelines to operationalize a model to facilitate male involvement in the reproductive health context by the registered nurses

  • Authors

    • Amukugo Hans Justus University of Namibia
    • Neshuku Hanna
    • Julia Paula Nangombe
    2015-12-19
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v5i1.5362
  • Guidelines, Operationalize, Model, Facilitate, Male Involvement, Reproductive Health, Registered Nurses.

  • The purpose of this article is to describe the guidelines for operationalising a model to facilitate male partner involvement in RH. Guidelines were developed for the implementation of the model to facilitate male partner involvement in RH through the management of a partnership environment. These guidelines may be implemented in those health facilities that provide RH services, namely, clinics, health centres and hospitals. The nurses, in collaboration with significant stakeholders from the community, representatives from the line ministries and NGOs, will be able to facilitate male partner involvement in RH.

    These guidelines and strategies were derived from the conceptual framework which was generated by means of deductive reasoning and analysis. The guidelines and strategies at each level are aimed at facilitating male partner involvement in RH through the management of the partnership environment by enabling male partners to become actively involved and participate and to eliminate those factors that impede the full participation of male partners in the RH context. The chapter will focus on these guidelines which are expressed in terms of the aims and strategies of each of the four phases in facilitating male partner involvement in RH.

    Author Biography

    • Amukugo Hans Justus, University of Namibia

      Dr Hans Justus Amukugo holds a PhD in Nursing Science from the University of Namibia.  He is specializing in Nursing science, education and health service management. Currently he is a lecturer, member of Unam postgraduate committee, supervisor for master and PhD students teach research methodology, co- coordinator of undergraduate and postgraduate research activities at the School of nursing and Public health. His research interests are qualitative research, model, and theory and programme development in health perspectives. E – Mail address: hamukugo@unam.na

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    Justus, A. H., Hanna, N., & Nangombe, J. P. (2015). Guidelines to operationalize a model to facilitate male involvement in the reproductive health context by the registered nurses. International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies, 5(1), 32-42. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijans.v5i1.5362