Experienced Disrespectful and Abusive forms among Women During Childbirth at Health Care Facility in Port Said City

Hamouda, Rabab Selim; Elbahlowan, Gehan Ahmed; Shalaby, Nagat Salah; Salem, Safa Gaber

doi:10.21608/pssjn.2023.221129.1274

Experienced Disrespectful and Abusive forms among Women During Childbirth at Health Care Facility in Port Said City

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Faculty of nursing -portsaid university

² faculty of nursing port- said university

³ maternity, obstetric and gynecologic nursing department .faculty of nursing. portsaid university

⁴ faculty of nursing- Elmenofia university

10.21608/pssjn.2023.221129.1274

Abstract

Background: During childbirth, women faced much disrespectful and abusive behaviour, which is obvious. Some of its subtler manifestations may not always be concerning by women aim: Investigate forms of disrespect and abuse women face during childbirth and how women perceive respectful treatment at health care facilities in Port Said city. Subjects and Method: Design: was descriptive. Setting: carried out at vaccination clinics of pediatrics at six primary health care centers in Port Sid city. Subjects: a representative sample of 247 postpartum women at health care Facility. Tools: Tool I: A structured interview. On women's characteristics and abuse experienced; Tool II; scale about women's perception of disrespect and abuse experienced. The Results: 85.4% of women report experiencing disrespective and abusive treatment throughout labor, Commonest type experienced was a non-consented care (72.9%, n=180), A significance relationship between women's perception of abuse with demographic characteristics, Regression analysis showed that payment ability for delivery has a positive link with abuse experienced. Conclusion: Majority of women reported at least one kind of abuse or disrespect during labor. Factors of experiencing abuse and disrespect were: Antenatal care visits insufficient, Education, Monthly income and ability to pay. In addition, Study revealed good perception of women regard respectful care. Recommendations: Greater support from governments and development partners for research and action on disrespect and abuse, Emphasizing the rights of women to dignified, respectful health care throughout pregnancy and childbirth, Generating data related to respectful and disrespectful care practices and systems of accountability and meaningful professional support are required.

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