Organisational and individual readiness for change to respectful maternity care practice and associated factors in Ibadan, Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract

ObjectivesThis study assessed health providers’ organisational and individual readiness for change to respectful maternity care (RMC) practice and their associated factors in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria.DesignA cross-sectional survey using standardised structured instruments adapted from the literature.SettingNine public health facilities in Ibadan Metropolis, Nigeria, 1 December 2019–31 May 2020.Participants212 health providers selected via a two-stage cluster sampling.OutcomesOrganisational readiness for change to RMC (ORCRMC) and individual readiness for change to RMC (IRCRMC) scales had a maximum score of 5. Multiple linear regression was used to identify factors influencing IRCRMCand ORCRMC.We evaluated previously identified predictors of readiness for change (change valence, informational assessments on resource adequacy, core self-evaluation and job satisfaction) and proposed others (workplace characteristics, awareness of mistreatment during childbirth, perceptions of women’s rights and resource availability to implement RMC). Data were adjusted for clustering and analysed using Stata V.15.ResultsThe providers’ mean age was 44.0±9.9 years with 15.4±9.9 years of work experience. They scored high on awareness of women’s mistreatment (3.9±0.5) and women’s perceived rights during childbirth (3.9±0.5). They had high ORCRMC(4.1±0.9) and IRCRMC(4.2±0.6), both weakly but positively correlated (r=0.407, 95% CI: 0.288 to 0.514, p<0.001). Providers also had high change valence (4.5±0.8) but lower perceptions of resource availability (2.7±0.7) and adequacy for implementation (3.3±0.7). Higher provider change valence and informational assessments were associated with significantly increased IRCRMC(β=0.40, 95% CI: 0.11 to 0.70, p=0.015 and β=0.07, 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.13, p=0.032, respectively), and also with significantly increased ORCRMC(β=0.47, 95% CI: 0.21 to 0.74, p=0.004 and β=0.43, 95% CI: 0.22 to 0.63, p=0.002, respectively). Longer years of work experience (β=0.08, 95% CI: 0.01 to 0.2, p=0.024), providers’ monthly income (β=0.08, 95% CI: 0.02 to 0.15, p=0.021) and the health facility of practice were associated with significantly increased ORCRMC.ConclusionThe health providers studied valued a change to RMC and believed that both they and their facilities were ready for the change to RMC practice.

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“…One study similar to ours was conducted using the ORIC survey among 212 healthcare providers to assess their readiness for change in respectful maternity care practice in Ibadan, Nigeria between 2019-2020 and compared with their perceptions on availability of World Health Organization recommended resources for respectful maternal care implementation. 14 Our overall mean scores for domain 1 and 2 were slightly higher than this study found; however, their sample included a much more diverse group of healthcare providers and included nine facilities. Another study, completed in rural South Australia in 2019 assessed readiness for change, using the ORIC survey, among midwives, nurses, and doctors who were transitioning to a new midwifery model of care.…”