African Toxicology Studies (Medical/Clinical focus) | 28 September 2010
Non-Violent Communication Training for Childbirth Educators in Ethiopian Rural Health Centers: A Behavioural Change Study
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Abstract
Non-violent communication (NVC) is a therapeutic approach designed to promote personal growth by enhancing empathetic listening and expression of feelings. A mixed-methods approach was employed including pre- and post-training assessments, focus group discussions, and observational studies among a sample of 100 educators from 20 rural health centers. The training led to a significant improvement in the proportion (p < .05) of educators using NVC techniques during childbirth education sessions, indicating enhanced communication skills. Training in non-violent communication significantly improved the communication practices among Ethiopian childbirth educators, contributing positively to maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Continued training programmes should be implemented to sustain improvements and further research on long-term effects is recommended. Non-Violent Communication, Childbirth Educators, Rural Health Centers, Ethiopia Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.