Maternal Health: a Qualitative Study of Male Partners' Participation in Lagos, Nigeria.

Purpose: Male involvement in maternal healthcare has been described as a key factor to reducing maternal mortality globally. Hence, this study investigated the choice of facility to be used during pregnancy and examined factors that influence male participation in maternal healthcare issues of their spouses as these factors may sometimes influence the choice of health care services for pregnant women.

Method: The study was cross-sectional in design; the setting was at Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria.