Menâ��s role in HIV prevention is pivotal to changing the course of the epidemic. Menâ��s barriers toward participation in Prevention\nof Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) have not been adequately documented. This study is therefore designed to determine\nmenâ��s level of awareness and barriers to their participation in PMTCT programmes inOsogbo,Nigeria. This study was a descriptive\nqualitative one that utilized Focus Group Discussion (FGD). One-hundred and sixty married men were selected by convenience\nsampling and interviewed. Data collected were analysed using content analysis technique. Demographic data were analysed using\nSPSS 15.0 software to generate frequency tables. Participants mean age was 31.9 �± 5.9 years. Many of the participants had heard\nabout PMTCT and the majority agreed that it is good to accompany their wife to Antenatal Care (ANC) but only few had ever\ndone so. Societal norms and cultural barriers were the leading identified barriers for male involvement in PMTCT programmes.\nThe majority of the participant perceived it was a good idea to accompany their wife to antenatal care but putting this into practice\nwas a problem due to societal norms and cultural barriers. Community sensitization programmes such as health education aimed\nat breaking cultural barriers should be instituted by government and nongovernmental agencies
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