Background Disrespectful and abusive treatment of women by health care providers during
the process of childbirth at health facility is an international problem. There is a lack of data …

Background Over the past decade, an increasing number of low-and middle-income
countries have reduced or removed user fees for pregnant women and/or children under five …

Every year, an estimated 21 million girls aged 15–19 years become pregnant in low-income
and middle-income countries (LMICs). Policy responses have focused on reducing the …

Objective: In the past decade, global recognition of the need to address disrespect and
abuse (also described as mistreatment of women) and promote respectful maternal care in …

Objective The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore clients' and midwives'
perceptions of compassionate and respectful care during facility-based delivery in Bishoftu …

Background There is a global emphasis on engaging community health volunteers (CHVs)
in low-to middle-income countries (LMICs) to reach to the vast underserved populations that …

Male involvement in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) is known to
improve maternal and child health outcomes. However, there is sub-optimal adoption of …

While disrespectful treatment of pregnant women attending health care facilities occurs
globally, it is more prevalent in low-resource countries. In Kenya, a large body of research …

Background Quality midwifery care through respectful maternity care is the key to reducing
maternal mortality rate. Several literatures implicated midwives as meting out disrespectful …

Introduction Peri-urban settings have high maternal mortality and the quality of care received
in different types of health facilities is varied. Yet few studies have explored the construct of …