Person-centered maternity care and associated factors among women who give birth at public hospitals in South Gondar zone, North West Ethiopia, 2023

Gizachew Worku Dagnaw, Mekonen Melkie Bizuneh and Meseret Birhan Kassie

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is the process of maternity care that is responsive to and respectful of each woman’s choices, values, and needs. It reflects the quality of maternal health services. The provision of PCMC is influenced by the maternal sociodemographic and obstetric-related variables However, there is little information about person-centered maternity care in Ethiopia; particularly, communication & autonomy, and supportive care are not well investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the proportion of person-centered maternity care and associated factors among women who give birth at the public hospital, in North West, Ethiopia, 2023. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 763 mothers who give birth at public hospitals in the South Gondar zone. The study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected through exit interviews using a structured pretested Amharic version questionnaire. EPI- Data version 4.6 was used for data entry and SPSS Version 25 for analysis. Bivariable & multivariable linear regression analysis was computed. Predictor variables were identified by using unstandardized β and a 95% confidence interval. A variable that has a p-value

Date: 2024
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