Table 2.

Proposed strategies for male involvement in PMTCT of HIV services

Theme	Categories
Theme 1: gatekeeping strategy	Refusing a woman medical (antenatal) attention
	Refusal of medical (antenatal) care by the woman
Theme 2: extending invitations	Woman inviting her partner
	Partner notification slip (invitation card)
	Writing in the woman's health passport book
	Telephonic invites
	Using influential people or people in authority
	Home visits
Theme 3: information, education, and communication	Radio messages
	Adverts
	Motivation talks