Table 2.

Views and practice of birth attendants to presence of male partner at delivery.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Should male partners be allowed in labour/ delivery?
Yes	465	82.4
No	99	17.6
Will you like your partner to be with you or stay with your partner during labour and delivery?
Yes	409	72.5
No	155	27.5
Have you had request for male partner at delivery before?
Yes	434	77.0
No	130	23.0
What was your response? n=434
I allowed the man to be with his wife	209	37.1
I disallowed the request	225	39.9
Describe the experience of male partners' presence?n=209
He did not disturb	92	44.0
He disturbed me from doing my work	23	11.0
He took hospital to court after the delivery	5	2.4
He was afraid	63	30.2
He fainted	5	2.4
He was crying	21	10.0
How will you respond to request for male partner at delivery in the future? n=209
Yes	160	76.6
No	49	23.4
Reason for refusing male partner's presence. n=225
He may not like the female partner afterwards	4	1.8
He may collapse at sight of blood	8	3.6
The woman may not push well at delivery	12	5.3
He has no role to play	12	5.3
He may sue the hospital afterwards	53	23.6
He may disturb birth attendant	136	60.4
Do you favor protocol change to allow men at delivery?
Yes	401	71.1
No	163	28.9
Will it be necessary to restructure hospital for men to be at labour/delivery?
Yes	341	60.4
No	223	39.6