Table 2. Summary of identified sources of information on Respectful Maternity Care (RMC) by health care workers.
Sources of information on RMC | Number [percentage] of participants referencing source N = 24 |
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1. Through varied sources of on-the-job training [post-education qualifications]. • Yearly continuous professional training • Through AQCESS and other projects where trainings were provided on the provision of quality health services • Through training from the Ministry of Health |
13 [54%] |
2. Through work experience gained through many years of working at health facilities interacting with service users and learning/understanding the importance of offering quality care to pregnant women as well as offering culturally appropriate services to different women across different age and religious groups. For example, the need for a female doctor to attend to a Muslim woman during birth and/or being empathic and non-discriminatory to younger, older, and other marginalized [e.g., disabled] women. | 8 [33%] |
3. Nursing and Medical education | 2 [8%] |