Assessment of maternity protection among healthcare workers in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female workers who are pregnant or breastfeeding require adequate support to balance their roles as mothers and employees. This support comes in the form of Maternity Protection (MP). Low maternity protection among female workers is a major public health concern. Less research has been done on all the components of MP, especially among healthcare workers in Ghana.

Objective

The study aims to assess maternity protection as a whole (all the components of maternity protection) among female healthcare workers (HCWs) in health facilities in the Agona West District of Ghana.

Study design

A descriptive cross-sectional study involving 102 female workers in all the health facilities in the Agona West District of Ghana was conducted. A multistage sampling technique w

SUBMITTER: Darkwah J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11874737 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature