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Changing the Culture of Disrespect and Abuse in Maternity Care in Kumasi, Ghana

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Funding Fogarty Program

Emerging Global Leader

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Changing the Culture of Disrespect and Abuse in Maternity Care in Kumasi, Ghana

Principal Institution

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Dzomeku, Veronica

Project Contact Information

Email: vmdzomeku@gmail.com

Year(s) Awarded

2018-2023

Country

Ghana

Collaborators

University of Michigan

Project Description

The research project will test the feasibility of implementing Respectful Maternal Care Modules (RMC-M) among midwives to change the culture of disrespect and abuse in maternity care in Kumasi, Ghana. Additionally, it will examine whether exposure to RMC-M increases Ghanaian women’s perception of respectful maternity care in a public hospital setting in Ghana.

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