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Refusal of male partner responsibility and pregnancy support: prevalence, associated factors and health outcomes in a cross sectional study in Harare, Zimbabwe

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22310-5

Published Online: 2025-03-24

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Authors

Shamu, Simukai https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2290-0515
Shamu, Patience

Machisa, Mercilene Tanyaradzwa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7275-1100
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

African Population and Health Research Centre (000)
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Article History

Received: 26 June 2023

Accepted: 12 March 2025

First Online: 24 March 2025

Declarations

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: The study received ethics approval from the University of the Western Cape (2931022), Joint Parirenyatwa Hospital and University of Zimbabwe College of Health Sciences Research Ethics Committee (JREC/48/09) and Medical Research Council of Zimbabwe (MRCZ/B/114). Written informed consent were provided before conducting the survey by each adult participant. Participants younger than 18 years provided written informed assent after a parent or legal guardian provided written informed consent. All experiments were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations such as the Declaration of Helsinki and the WHO guidelines for researching violence against women and girls.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

: Not Applicable.

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