Table 3.

Thematic presentation of facilitators to fathers’ involvement in the care of preterm babies admitted in the NU at KNRH

SEM level	Themes	Subthemes
Individual	Baby related factor	• Improvement in health condition of the baby
	Father related factors	• Fulfilling the responsibility as fathers • Desire to know progress of baby’s health • Desire to support the wife • Love for the baby and mother • Desire to have more babies in future • Joy of giving birth to a firstborn • Desire to learn to take care of preterm baby • Critically ill or death of the spouse
Interpersonal	Friends and family related factors	• Support from family members (Financial, physical, and emotional support) • Good relationship between couples
Organizational/health facility	Health facility factors	• Good quality of services offered, in terms of availability of equipment and good attitude of health workers • Motivation from health workers
Community /societal level	Community factors	• Positive cultural and religious beliefs • Counseling and support from community