Table 4.

Factors affecting male partners from supporting their spouses to access delivery services at health facilities and expectations of females from their male spouses

Why male partners do not support their spouses to access hospital deliveries	N=380	%
Health workers are uncooperative and harsh	208	54.7
Forced to undertake a mandatory HIV test	184	48.4
High fees charged for delivery services	232	61.1
Type of support expected by female from their male partners
Be accompanied by their male spouses to health facilities	204	53.7
Male partners to set aside a budget for delivery services	290	71.5