Trial reportPloS one2019
Disrespect and abuse of women during childbirth in public health facilities in Arba Minch town, south Ethiopia - a cross-sectional study.
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- Maternity Care Providers Perspectives and Experiences of Obstetric Violence in Low-, Middle- and High-Income Countries: An Integrative Review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of mistreatment and disrespect of women during childbirth in the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Person-centred maternity care during childbirth: a systematic review in low and middle-income countries.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Disrespect and abuse of women during childbirth at health facilities in Eastern Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- The prevalence of uterine fundal pressure during the second stage of labour for women giving birth in health facilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2021Pooled 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
- Integration of Ubuntu philosophy in maternity care units of Limpopo province, South Africa: Perceived experiences of women.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- Gender-based discrimination towards cisgender women in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of definitions and measures used in the health literature.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Women's experiences of communication and supportive care during labour: a qualitative study in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Quality of antenatal care and associated factors in public and private facilities of Western Hararghe Zone Ethiopia using WHO framework.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Qualitative Study of Maternity Healthcare Vulnerability Based on Women's Experiences in Different Sociocultural Context.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Ending preventable maternal deaths in Malawi: the stakeholders consensus approach to identify maternal health needs priorities.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Respectful maternity care and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at public health institutions in Debre Tabor town, Northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
- Respectful Maternity Care During Facility-Based Childbirth and Its Predictors in Public Health Facilities in Central Ethiopia: A Multidimensional Communication as a Proximal Predictor: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Dignified care and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at public hospitals, in Sidama Regional State, southern Ethiopia, 2023.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- The mistreatment of women during maternity care and its association with the maternal continuum of care in health facilities.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- A critical review: developing a birth integrity framework for epidemiological studies through meta-ethnography.BMC women's health · 2023Review
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Abstract
introductionDisrespect and abuse of women during childbirth is one of the deterring factors to skilled childbirth utilization, especially in low and middle-income countries.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of women's disrespect and abuse during childbirth in public health facilities in Arba Minch town, south Ethiopia.
methodsInstitution-based cross-sectional study design was employed at all public health institutions in Arba Minch town, south Ethiopia. A systematic random sampling method was used to include 281 women who had given birth at public health institutions between January 01 and February 28, 2017. Data were collected through face to face interview by four data collectors and they were supervised by the principal investigator during the entire period of data collection. A semi-structured pretested questionnaire was used to collect the data. Epi info version 7.1.2.0 and SPSS version 24 were used to enter and analyze the data, respectively.
resultsThe overall prevalence of non-respectful care was 98.9%. The women's right to information and informed consent was the most frequently violated right with a prevalence of 92.5% (95% CI: 90.9, 94.1) followed by non-dignified care (36.7, 95% CI: 34.9, 38.5), physical abuse (29.5%, 95% CI: 24.2, 34.8), discrimination (18.1%, 95% CI: 13.6, 22.6), non-confidential care (17.1%, 95% CI: 12.7, 21.5) and abandonment of care (4.3%, 95% CI: 3.1, 5.5). Rural residence, giving birth in the hospital, having no or low educational status and giving birth by cesarean route were factors significantly associated with specific women's rights violations. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The prevalence of women's disrespect and abuse during childbirth at the health care facilities in this study area is very high. Therefore, health managers need to work hard to tackle the problem.
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