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

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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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.

DOI

10.21608/pssjn.2023.221129.1274

Keywords

Abuse, childbirth, Disrespect, Women

Authors

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Rabab

Last Name

Hamouda

MiddleName

Selim

Affiliation

Faculty of nursing -portsaid university

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berry4524@gmail.com

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First Name

gehan

Last Name

elbahlowan

MiddleName

ahmed

Affiliation

faculty of nursing port- said university

Email

gehanahmed1975@gmail.com

City

port-said

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First Name

Nagat

Last Name

Shalaby

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

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

Email

nagatsalama@gmail.com

City

portsaid

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First Name

Safa

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

Gaber

Affiliation

faculty of nursing- Elmenofia university

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ahmedyassmin880@yahoo.com

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El Menofia

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Volume

10

Article Issue

4

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43494

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-07-05

Publish Date

2023-12-30

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224

Page End

253

Print ISSN

2356-8658

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2682-3241

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Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing

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

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24 Dec 2024