Navigating and manipulating childbirth services in Afar, Ethiopia: A qualitative study of cultural safety in the birthing room
Hagaman A, Rodriguez H, Egger E, Bitewulign B, Case H, Alemayehu A, Rhodes E, Estifanos A, Singh K, Keraga D, Zahid M, Magge H, Barrington C. Navigating and manipulating childbirth services in Afar, Ethiopia: A qualitative study of cultural safety in the birthing room. Social Science & Medicine 2023, 331: 116073. PMID: 37481879, PMCID: PMC10410251, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCultural safetyPower dynamicsSafety frameworkSemi-structured interviewsDistinct cultural traditionsHealth systemRich cultural diversityGovernment health facilitiesCultural diversityCultural traditionsThematic analysisQualitative studyMaternal health servicesChildbirth servicesHealth facilitiesHealth servicesAfar regionPast decadeEthiopiaFrameworkGovernmentWieldWomenServicesAfar