Table 3 Health providers’ attitudes about RMNH care and quality disaggregated by sex
| Â | Male Providers | Female Providers | TOTAL | p-value for difference between male and female providers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Agree or strongly agree | Agree or strongly agree | Agree or strongly agree | |||||
% | n = 61 | % | n = 90 | % | n |  | |
1. When health providers listen to their clients’/patients’ questions and concerns, it results in better service provision. #& | 100.0 | 59 | 100.0 | 88 | 100.0 | 147 | p = 0.910 |
2. Health providers should show sympathy and care to women during childbirth. #& | 100.0 | 60 | 100.0 | 90 | 100.0 | 150 | p = 0.779 |
3. A woman should be allowed to have a companion present at delivery, if she chooses, and without any further explanation. #& | 98.3 | 58 | 96.6 | 86 | 97.3 | 144 | p = 0.822 |
4. It is easier to work with women when they come to ANC with their partners. | 95.0 | 57 | 97.8 | 88 | 96.7 | 145 | p = 0.342 |
5. A woman should be able to get help from a skilled birth attendant when she needs it, even without her husband’s permission. #& | 88.1 | 52 | 90.8 | 79 | 89.7 | 131 | p = 0.523 |
6. Sometimes you have to yell or shout at a woman while she is giving birth to get her to push. # | 37.3 | 22 | 24.7 | 22 | 29.7 | 44 | p = 0.191 |
7. A good client never questions a health provider’s decisions, even if s/he disagrees with them. # | 21.7 | 13 | 27.8 | 25 | 25.3 | 38 | p = 0.495 |
8. It is important for health providers to assert their power over their clients in order to be respected. # | 25.4 | 15 | 21.8 | 19 | 23.3 | 34 | p = 0.940 |
9. A good woman keeps quiet during delivery, even when she is in pain. # | 16.9 | 10 | 24.7 | 22 | 21.6 | 32 | p = 0.170 |
10. It is better for a health provider to be decisive than to explain everything to a client/patient. # | 13.3 | 8 | 18.0 | 16 | 16.1 | 24 | p = 0.681 |
11. Male health providers have more power and are more respected than female health providers. | 16.7 | 10 | 4.4 | 4 | 9.3 | 14 | p = 0.006 |
12. Men should not be present when women are giving birth. # | 6.8 | 4 | 9.1 | 8 | 8.2 | 12 | p = 0.050 |
13. If a woman is unable to pay for the services she has received, she should be detained in the facility until payment is made. # | 8.5 | 5 | 3.4 | 3 | 5.4 | 8 | p = 0.292 |
14. Sometimes women need a little push or slap to motivate them during childbirth. # | 3.4 | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | p = 0.561 |