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Table 3 Prevalence of RMC services during labor and delivery, by Facility Type, Ethiopia 2014 (N = 240 observations)

From: Respectful maternity care in Ethiopian public health facilities

 

Total (n = 240)

Health Center (n = 175)

Hospital (n = 65)

p-value

Provider:

%

No.

%

%

…receives and greets the pregnant women

77

181

82

63

0.002*

  Don’t know or missing

2

5

3

0

 

…explains each step of the examination to the women

65

153

69

57

0.092

  Don’t know or missing

3

6

3

0

 

…encourages the women to ask questions

39

90

44

26

0.015*

  Don’t know or missing

3

7

4

0

 

…responds to a women/companion question politely

72

167

74

68

0.328

  Don’t know or missing

4

9

5

0

 

…explains what will happen in labor to women

81

188

78

88

0.107

  Don’t know or missing

3

8

5

0

 

…encourages women to walk and change position

69

162

73

59

0.027*

  Don’t know or missing

3

6

3

0

 

…at least once ensures if she has taken light food

83

193

87

73

0.011*

  Don’t know or missing

3

8

3

3

 

…asks women which position she would like to deliver

29

68

33

20

0.052

  Don’t know or missing

3

8

5

0

 

…allowed to give birth in the position she wants

38

85

42

27

0.029*

  Don’t know or missing

6

15

8

2

 

Average number of RMC Practices performed

66

5.9

69

59

0.007*

  1. *. P-value significant at 0.05 level