Status of institutional-level respectful maternity care: Results from the national Ethiopia EmONC assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the availability of an institutional-level respectful maternity care (RMC) index, its components, and associated factors.

Methods

A cross-sectional study design was applied to a 2016 census of 3804 health facilities in Ethiopia. The availability of an institutional-level RMC index was computed as the availability of all nine items identified as important aspects of institutional-level RMC during childbirth. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with availability of the index.

Results

Three components of the institutional-level RMC index were identified: "RMC policy," "RMC experience," and "facility for provision of RMC." Overall, 28% of facilities (hospitals, 29.9%; health centers, 27.8%) reported availability of the

SUBMITTER: Sheferaw ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246788 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature