Abuse and humiliation in the delivery room: Prevalence and associated factors of obstetric violence in Ghana

BackgroundAbuse and mistreatment of women during childbirth is a major barrier to facility-based delivery, putting women at risk of avoidable complications, trauma and negative health outcomes including death. We study the prevalence of obstetric violence (OV) and its associated factors in the Ashan...

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Main Authors: Abena Asefuaba Yalley, Dare Abioye, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Anke Hoeffler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.988961/full