Case for improving respectful care: results from a cross-sectional survey of person-centred maternity care in rural South Africa
Women attending rural health facilities experience disrespect and lack of trust in an environment where they have little involvement in decisions about their care and feel unable to ask questions of their providers. These findings support the need for interventions addressing organisational cultures that allow disrespect within maternity units.
Authors
- Loveday Penn‐Kekana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9758-4529)
- Silondile Luthuli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3078-526X)
- Christiane Horwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4395-1423)
- Lyn Haskins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3636-5370)
- Sphindile Mapumulo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4747-4858)
- Samuel Manda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9672-3312)
- Véronique Filippi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1331-3391)
- Tanya Doherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1592-0080)
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2024-001086
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.08
Funders
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Medical Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council