Knowledge, attitude and practice of healthcare providers on mistreatment of women during labour and childbirth: A cross-sectional study in Tehran, Iran, 2021
The knowledge and attitude of our participants regarding maternity mistreatment were poor. A small percentage of the participants reported mistreatment practices. The findings of our study have important implications for program planners and decision-makers in developing effective interventions to reduce mistreatment of women during labour and childbirth in Iran.
Authors
- Farah Babaey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3722-0149)
- Marjan Mirzania
- Abdoljavad Khajavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-6998)
- Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3779-9218)
- Meghan A. Bohren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-4682)
- Elham Shakibazadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1320-2133)
- Abbas Rahimi Foroushani
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Lorestan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Gonabad University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research (IR)
- The George Institute for Global Health (AU)
- Ministry of Health and Medical Education (IR)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0311346
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.33
Funders
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services