Table 4 Population-weighted estimates of the proportion of affirmative responses to questions related to patient-centered SAC by region (n = 944)
| Addis Ababa | Amhara | Oromia | SNNP | Tigray | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professionalism | ||||||
| It is the professional duty of midwives to provide SAC (agree or strongly agree) |
36% [35, 36] |
51% [37, 64] |
50% [40, 59] |
48% [40, 56] |
80% [67, 88] |
50% [45, 55] |
| SAC access is good thing (agree or strongly agree) |
66% [59, 72] |
84% [79, 88] |
72% [60, 81] |
78% [70, 85] |
89% [86, 91] |
77% [72, 80] |
| SAC refusal risks mother’s life (agree or strongly agree) |
46% [44, 47] |
57% [45, 68] |
54% [42, 65] |
58% [50, 67] |
81% [78, 83] |
57% [52, 61] |
| Women will die without SAC (agree or strongly agree) |
83% [74, 90] |
77% [71, 82] |
76% [63, 86] |
82% [76, 87] |
71% [59, 81] |
79% [74, 83] |
| Midwives providing SAC make a positive contribution (agree or strongly agree) |
66% [64, 68] |
78% [71, 84] |
71% [57, 82] |
76% [69, 81] |
93% [91, 95] |
75% [71, 79] |
| Measures of respectful care | ||||||
| Willing to provide SAC |
38% [8, 82] |
52% [41, 62] |
60% [50, 70] |
51% [40, 62] |
79% [71, 85] |
54% [45, 63] |
| Midwives should refuse adolescent asking for SAC (agree or strongly agree) |
52% [42, 62] |
66% [57, 74] |
24% [16, 34] |
61% [48, 72] |
53% [36, 70] |
50% [44, 55] |
| Midwives should be allowed SAC refusal (agree or strongly agree) |
71% [69, 73] |
58% [51, 64] |
53% [41, 64] |
65% [61, 69] |
55% [46, 63] |
60% [56, 64] |
| Attitudes towards women having abortion | ||||||
| A woman who has had an intentional abortion cannot be trusted (unsure, agree, or strongly agree)a | 40% [21, 61] |
31% [23, 40] |
29% [22, 37] |
49% [39, 59] |
34% [32, 36] |
36% [31, 42] |
| A woman who has an abortion is committing a sin (unsure, agree, or strongly agree)a |
59% [42, 75] |
73% [69, 77] |
41% [33, 50] |
65% [33, 50] |
42% [34, 51] |
57% [52, 62] |
| Once a woman starts an intentional abortion, she will make it a habit (unsure, agree, or strongly agree)a |
45% [45] |
35% [29, 42] |
31% [25, 37] |
51% [46, 57] |
35% [18, 58] |
39% [37, 42] |
| A woman who has had an intentional abortion might encourage other women to do so (unsure, agree, or strongly agree)a |
49% [40, 58] |
48% [40, 55] |
39% [30, 49] |
61% [51, 70] |
47% [40, 53] |
49% [45, 53] |
| Not willing to provide because believe women make unjustified requests for SACb |
7% [2, 22] |
14% [7, 24] |
6% [3, 11] |
12% [5, 27] |
24% [9, 50] |
11% [7, 17] |
| Not willing to provide because feel inadequately trainedb |
33% [14, 61] |
25% [16, 37] |
44% [34, 54] |
40% [30, 51] |
53% [52, 55] |
38% [32, 46] |
| Not willing to provide because believe abortion is a sinb |
54% [28, 78] |
56% [40, 71] |
32% [23, 43] |
37% [31, 44] |
13% [7, 22] |
40% [32, 49] |