ArticleGlobal health action2021
Disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in central Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence of mistreatment and disrespect of women during childbirth in the world: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Health system responsiveness for maternal healthcare services in East Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Promoting respectful maternity care in Nepal: a qualitative exploratory study of a pilot forum play intervention with hospital staff.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Obstetric violence and associated factors among women who gave birth at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: a cross-sectional study.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- The Impact of Immigration Status on the Experience of Obstetric Care in Quebec.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
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- Content and design of respectful maternity care training packages for health workers in sub-Saharan Africa: Scoping review.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Article
- Obstetric violence and associated factors among women who gave birth at public hospitals in Addis Ababa city administration, Ethiopia.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- [Association between disrespect and abuse during labor and the risk of postpartum depression: a cross-sectional study].Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Article
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- Women's perspectives on disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Understanding variation in person-centered maternity care: Results from a household survey of postpartum women in 6 regions of Ethiopia.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- Disrespect and abuse during childbirth in East Hararghe Zone public health facilities, eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Disrespect and abuse experienced by women giving birth in public health facilities of Eastern Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study.The Journal of international medical research · 2022Article
- Care Providers' Perspectives on Disrespect and Abuse of Women During Facility-Based Childbirth in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study.International journal of women's health · 2021Article
- Intrapartum violence during facility-based childbirth and its determinants: A cross-sectional study among postnatal women in Tanzania.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundRespectful maternity care is a fundamental human right, and an important component of quality maternity care.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to quantify the frequency and categories of D&A and identify factors associated with reporting D&A among women in north Showa zone of Ethiopia.
methodA cross-sectional study was conducted with 435 randomly selected women who had given birth at public health facility within the previous 12 months in North Showa zone of Ethiopia. A digital (tablet-based) structured and researcher administered tool was used for data collection. Frequencies of D&A items organised around the Bowser and Hill categories of D&A and presented in the White Ribbon Alliance's Universal Rights of Childbearing Women Framework were calculated. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the association between experience of disrespect and abuse and interpersonal and structural factors at p-value <0.05 and odds ratio values with 95% confidence interval.
resultsAll participants reported at least one form of disrespect and abuse during childbirth. Types of disrespect and abuse experienced by participants were physical abuse 435 (100%), non-consented care 423 (97.2%), non-confidential care 288 (66.2%), abandonment/neglect (34.7%), non-dignified care 126 (29%), discriminatory care 99 (22.8%) and detention 24 (5.5%). Hospital birth [AOR: 3.04, 95% CI: 1.75, 5.27], rural residence [AOR: 1.44, 95% CI: 0.76, 2.71], monthly household income less than 1,644 Birr (USD 57) [AOR: 2.26, 95% CI: 1.20, 4.26], being attended by female providers [AOR: 1.74, 95% CI: 1.06, 2.86] and midwifery nurses [AOR: 2.23, 95% CI: 1.13, 4.39] showed positive association with experience of disrespect and abuse.
conclusionHospital birth showed consistent association with all forms of disrespect and abuse. Expanding the size and skill mix of professionals in the hospitals, sensitizing providers consequences of disrespect and abuse could promote dignified and respectful care.
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