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Across East Africa, there are limited studies about husbands\u2019 knowledge of their partner\u2019s reproductive rights and their associated factors. Hence, this study aimed to assess husbands\u2019 knowledge of partners\u2019 reproductive health rights and associated factors in Central Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1463423626100917_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 15 to April 30, 2023, using multi-stage stratified sampling. A structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was utilized to gather the data, and then SPSS version 26 was employed for analysis. Statistical significance was declared at a\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      -value &lt; 0.05.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1463423626100917_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall good knowledge of partners\u2019 reproductive health rights was found to be 47.8% (95% CI: 43.8, 51.8). Age of the husbands 25\u201335 years (AOR: 2.7; 95% CI: 1.10, 6.6), below primary educational status (AOR: 2.4; 95% CI: 1.3,4.3), primary educational status (AOR: 5.98; 95% CI: 3.10, 11.4), secondary educational status (AOR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.01, 4.3), above secondary education status (AOR: 8.0; 95% CI: 4.3, 15.2), discussion with a partner (AOR: 3.2; 95% CI: 2.0, 5.2), and vehicle as a means of transport (AOR: 3.3; 95% CI: 2.2, 4.9) were statistically significant for good husbands\u2019 knowledge of partners reproductive health rights.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S1463423626100917_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These findings indicate that more than half (52.2%) of the study participants had a poor understanding of their partners\u2019 reproductive rights. Therefore, counselling and education should be offered to husbands to ensure equitable access to health services and to disseminate information on reproductive rights, particularly targeting young men.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s1463423626100917","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,20]],"date-time":"2026-02-20T09:11:28Z","timestamp":1771578688000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Husband\u2019s knowledge on partner\u2019s reproductive rights and its associated factors in central Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1017","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-9117-9912","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Selamawit","family":"Nigatu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Wachemo University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6698-6584","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fikremariam","family":"Endeshaw","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/009msm672","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Wolkite University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-1942-5162","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mangistu","family":"Abera","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/009msm672","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Wolkite University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wudit","family":"Wasu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Wachemo University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zigijit","family":"Azene","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bahir Dar University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7879-7417","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tigist","family":"Derebe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Bahir Dar University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aberash Beyene","family":"Derribow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/009msm672","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"Wolkite University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref30","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pgph.0000832"},{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref42","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.37107\/jhas.36"},{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref40","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12914-020-00223-1"},{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref31","volume-title":"Global and Regional Estimates of Violence against Women: Prevalence and Health Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Non-Partner Sexual Violence","year":"2013"},{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref33","volume-title":"Respect-Seven Strategies to Prevent Violence against Women: Key Messages","year":"2019"},{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref37","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.35882\/ijahst.v5i5.484"},{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1472-698X-13-12"},{"key":"S1463423626100917_ref21","unstructured":"Germain, A (2014) Discussion note for the ICPD beyond 2014 conference on human rights: Meeting human rights norms for the quality of sexual and reproductive health information and services. 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