Table 4.

Assessor observations of the provider attitudes during maternity care for women

Aspect of care	Modalities of care that were observed by assessors	Number of responses (%)
		Bangladesh N=387	Ghana N=134	Tanzania N=120
Client requests	Women who made request for anything	14 (3.7)	4 (3.0)	4 (3.3)
	- Those whose requests were refused with respect	1 (6.7)	4 (100.0)	3 (75.0)
	Women who requested for a birth companion	286 (73.9)	0 (0.0)	2 (1.7)
Payments at facility and effect on care	Women/families paid money for some services	164 (42.4)	19 (14.2)	61 (50.8)
	Women/families who complained about the payment	45 (11.6)	1 (0.8)	22 (18.3)
	Women for whom services were withheld due to inability to pay	2 (0.5)	0 (0.0)	13 (10.8)