Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities
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Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities
BACKGROUND Disrespect and abuse of women during institutional childbirth services is one of the deterrents to utilization of maternity care services in Ethiopia and other low- and middle-income countries. This paper describes the prevalence of respectful maternity care (RMC) and mistreatment of women in hospitals and health centers, and identifies factors associated with occurrence of RMC and m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI: 10.1186/s12978-017-0323-4