Summary descriptions of included studies
| General paper information | Exposure and outcome information | Quality assessment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper and reference number | Study design | Country and World Bank subregion | Participants and final sample size | Study period | Exposure: type of male involvement | Timing of male involvement | Relevant maternal health outcome(s) | Method(s) used to measure/collect outcome(s) | Quality assessment results/score |
| Andersson et al58 | Cross-sectional | Nigeria—Sub-Saharan Africa | 15 629 (7870 in Bauchi; 7759 in C/River) women who had been pregnant in the past 3 years | May–Nov 2009 | Shared decision-making powers with wife | Pregnancy | Complications (during childbirth) | Self-reports (structured questionnaires via face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions) | Moderate quality (NOS 5/7) |
| Aydin et al56 | Cross-sectional | Turkey—Europe and Central Asia | 728 women within first postnatal year | Jan–Feb 2003 | Active participation in maternal healthcare/services—husband's support/help to wife | Post partum | Maternal depression (postpartum depression) | EPDS; ≥13 EPDS scores indicated depression | High quality (NOS 7/7) |
| Chattopadhyay46 | Cross-sectional | India—South Asia | Men and women aged 15–49 (9155, 2335 and 6216 in 3 different areas) | 2005–2006 | Active participation in maternal health services/care—husband's ANC attendance with wife | Pregnancy | Maternal health service utilisation (SBA) | National Family Health Survey III, the equivalent of DHS survey in India | Moderate quality (NOS 5/7) |
| Gausia et al47 | Cohort | Bangladesh—South Asia | 361 women aged 15–49 in rural Matlab subdistrict | July–Dec 2005 | Active participation in maternal healthcare/services—husband's support/help to wife | Pregnancy | Maternal depression (antenatal depression) | EPDS; cut-off score of ≥10 indicated depression | High quality (NOS 9/9) |
| Gausia et al48 | Cohort | Bangladesh—South Asia | 361 women aged 15–49 in rural Matlab subdistrict (346 finally reassessed postdelivery) | July–Dec 2005 | Active participation in maternal healthcare/services—husband's support/help to wife | Post partum | Maternal depression (postpartum depression) | EPDS; cut-off score of ≥10 indicated depression | High quality (NOS 9/9) |
| Ip53 | Quasi-experimental | China (Hong Kong)—East Asia and Pacific | 63 women in maternity unit of a public hospital | A 6-month period (not specified) | Active participation in maternal health services/care—husband's presence in delivery room | Delivery | Complications (during childbirth) | Extracted from medical records | Low quality |
| Lteif et al59 | Cross-sectional | Lebanon—Middle East and North Africa | 79 women consulting a gynaecological outpatient department | July–Aug 2002 | Active participation in maternal health services/care—husband's support/help to wife | Pregnancy | Maternal depression (antenatal depression) | Beck Depression Inventory (<10 no depression, 10–18 moderate, >18 severe) & questionnaire | Low quality (NOS 2/7) |
| Mullany et al49 | RCT | Nepal—South Asia | 442 women attending ANC during second trimester (but only 386 evaluated for some outcomes) | Aug 2003–Jan 2004 | Active participation in maternal health services/care—husband's attendance of ANC with wife | Pregnancy | Maternal health service utilisation (ANC, SBA and postnatal care) | RCT data records | High quality |
| Sapkota et al50 | Quasi-experimental | Nepal—South Asia | 309 women in a central level referral hospital | Feb–Apr 2011 | Active participation in maternal health services/care—Husband's presence in delivery room | Delivery | Complications (during childbirth) | Extracted from medical records | Low quality |
| Senturk et al57 | Cross-sectional | Turkey—Europe and Central Asia | 751 women attending ANC in third trimester from urban and rural settings, Ankara (but 730 analysed finally) | Dec 2007–Aug 2008 | Active participation in maternal healthcare/services—husband's offer of emotional and practical support to wife | Pregnancy | Maternal depression (antenatal depression) | EPDS; ≥13 EPDS scores indicated depression | High quality (NOS 7/7) |
| Sreelekshmi et al51 | Case–control | India—South Asia | 50 cases and 150 controls in a hospital | Aug–Nov 2009 | Active participation in maternal healthcare/services—husband's support/help to wife | Post partum | Maternal depression (postpartum depression) | EPDS; ≥10 EPDS score or a positive answer to question 10 indicated depression | Low quality (NOS 3/9) |
| Wan et al54 | Cross-sectional | China—East Asia and Pacific | 342 women coming for their 6–8 week postpartum follow-up in an obstetric outpatient clinic | May–July 2006 | Active participation in maternal healthcare or services—husband's support/help to wife | Pregnancy and at post partum | Maternal depression (postpartum depression) | EPDS; ≥13 EPDS scores indicated depression | Moderate quality (NOS 5/7) |
| Wasti et al52 | Cross-sectional | Nepal—South Asia | 144 women aged 15–49 who had given birth in the past 5 years | Feb–March 2010 | Active participation in maternal healthcare/services—husband's support/help to wife | Pregnancy | Complications (during childbirth) | Semistructured questionnaire, which was used to construct a maternal health problem index | Low quality (NOS 3/7) |
| Xie et al55 | Cohort | China—East Asia and Pacific | 634 women recruited from hospitals at prenatal phase (534 finally evaluated by end of post partum) | Feb–Sept 2007 | Active participation in maternal healthcare/services—husband's support/help to wife | Pregnancy and at post partum | Maternal depression (postpartum depression) | EPDS; ≥13 EPDS scores indicated depression | High quality (NOS 6/9) |
ANC, antenatal care; EPDS, Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; NOS, Newcastle-Ottawa Scale; RCT, randomised controlled trial; SBA, skilled birth attendance.