ArticleReproductive health2015
Status of respectful and non-abusive care during facility-based childbirth in a hospital and health centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Article in Reproductive health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 152 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
152 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 244 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence of mistreatment and disrespect of women during childbirth in the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Global prevalence and risk factors of obstetric violence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
- The prevalence of respectful maternity care during childbirth and its determinants in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Disrespect and abuse of women during the process of childbirth at health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC international health and human rights · 2020Pooled it
- Disrespect and Abuse during Childbirth in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review.BioMed research international · 2020Pooled it
- Disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC research notes · 2019Pooled it
- Broadening understanding of accountability ecosystems in sexual and reproductive health and rights: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Methods used in prevalence studies of disrespect and abuse during facility based childbirth: lessons learned.Reproductive health · 2017Pooled it
- Trial
- Disrespect, Abuse, and Satisfaction With Facility-Based Childbirth in Rural Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Woman-centred care in conflict-affected and fragile states: a scoping review of policy integration and implementation gaps in the greater horn of Africa.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Trends in acute respiratory infection and associated factors among under-5 children in Ethiopia.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Unraveling the link between the mistreatment of women during childbirth and postpartum depression: a prospective longitudinal study in Ethiopia and Guinea.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Understanding the transition to motherhood among adolescent mothers in rural Pakistan: Implications for mental health.PloS one · 2026Article
- How health system failures and prevailing social norms drive mistreatment of women in maternity care in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.Global health action · 2025Article
- Assessment of Maternal Satisfaction with Childbirth Services at Secondary Healthcare Facilities in District Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India-A Mixed Method Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation of comprehensive abortion care service in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia: mixed case study design.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Disrespect and abuse during childbirth and associated factors among women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Investigating impact of consulting midwives on maternal rights charter on perception of respectful maternity care and postpartum blues among postpartum women: a quasi-experimental study.BMC medical ethics · 2025Article
- Reasons for maternal near-miss in Bahir Dar city administration, northwest Ethiopia: a qualitative interview approach using socio-ecological model.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
92 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundAccording to the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, 90.1% of mothers do not deliver in health facilities, with 29.5% citing non-customary service as causative. A low level of skilled attendance at birth is among the leading causes of maternal mortality in low--and middle-income countries.
methodsA cross-sectional study was undertaken in four health facilities (one specialized teaching hospital and its three catchment health centers) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to quantitatively determine the level and types of disrespect and abuse faced by women during facility-based childbirth, along with their subjective experiences of disrespect and abuse. A questionnaire was administered to 173 mothers immediately prior to discharge from their respective health facility. Reported disrespect and abuse during childbirth was measured under seven categories using 23 performance indicators.
resultsAmong multigravida mothers (n = 103), 71.8% had a history of a previous institutional birth and 78% (75.3% in health centers and 81.8% in hospital; p = 0.295) of respondents experienced one or more categories of disrespect and abuse. The violation of the right to information, informed consent, and choice/preference of position during childbirth was reported by all women who gave birth in the hospital and 89.4% of respondents in health centers. Mothers were left without attention during labor in 39.3% of cases (14.1% in health centers and 63.6% in hospital; p < 0.001). Although 78.6% (n = 136) of respondents objectively faced disrespect and abuse, only 22 (16.2%) subjectively experienced disrespect and abuse.
conclusionsThis quantitative study reveals a high level of disrespect and abuse during childbirth that was not perceived as such by the majority of respondents. It is every woman's right to give birth in woman-centered environment free from disrespect and abuse. Understanding how women define abuse is crucial if Ethiopia is to succeed in increasing the uptake of facility-based births.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.