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Original Article

Mothers’ experience of disrespect and abuse during maternity care in northern Ethiopia

Mengistu Welday GebremichaelCollege of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alemayehu WorkuSchool of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;Addis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaView further author information
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Araya Abrha MedhanyieCollege of Health Sciences, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaView further author information
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Yemane BerhaneAddis Continental Institute of Public Health, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2527-1339View further author information
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Article: 1465215 | Received 31 Oct 2017, Accepted 11 Apr 2018, Published online: 04 Jun 2018

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Yohannes Mehretie Adinew, Janet Kelly, Amy Marshall & Morgan Smith. (2021) Care Providers’ Perspectives on Disrespect and Abuse of Women During Facility-Based Childbirth in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Women's Health 13, pages 1181-1195.
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Yohannes Mehretie Adinew, Janet Kelly, Amy Marshall & Helen Hall. (2021) “I Would Have Stayed Home if I Could Manage It Alone”: A Case Study of Ethiopian Mother Abandoned by Care Providers During Facility-Based Childbirth. International Journal of Women's Health 13, pages 501-507.
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Yohannes Mehretie Adinew, Helen Hall, Amy Marshall & Janet Kelly. (2021) Disrespect and abuse during facility‐based childbirth in central Ethiopia. Global Health Action 14:1.
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