Table 9 Women’s experience of elements of respectful maternity care by site status

 Attend if woman calls for help

98.7

96.1

0.003

 Interact in a friendly way

97.7

91.2

< 0.001

 Greet respectfully

97.0

88.3

< 0.001

 Pay close attention throughout delivery

87.6

89.5

0.160

 Try to make more comfortable

85.6

79.2

0.003

 Introduce themselves

41.8

43.4

0.295

 Encourage you to have a companion

46.6

11.9

< 0.001

 Feel comfortable to ask questions

65.8

90.7

< 0.001

 Emotional abuse

1.3

3.1

0.023

 Physical abuse

0.0

1.0

0.006