Disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth in southern Mozambique: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests that many women experience mistreatment during childbirth in health facilities across the world, but the magnitude of the problem is unknown. The occurrence of disrespect and abuse (D&A) in maternity care services affects the overall quality of care and may undermine women's trust in the health system. Studies about the occurrence of disrespect and abuse in Mozambican health facilities are scarce. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of women giving birth in hospital in different settings in Maputo City and Province, Mozambique.

Methods

A cross sectional descriptive survey was conducted between April and June 2018 in the Central Hospital of Maputo (HCM) and district hospitals of Manhiça and Marracuene, Maputo Province, Mozambique.

SUBMITTER: Galle A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805678 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature