Perceptions of student accoucheurs regarding gender inequality in midwifery training at Free State maternal healthcare institutions

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dc.contributor.authorMadlala, Siphiwe T.
dc.contributor.authorNgxongo, Thembelihle
dc.contributor.authorSibiya, Maureen
dc.coverageSouth Africa
dc.coverage.conferenceissn
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-25T08:16:27Z
dc.date.available2026-03-25T08:16:27Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNameNursing Science
dc.description.abstractBackground: Worldwide, gender inequality has been a dominating factor in the training of student accoucheurs in most maternal healthcare institutions. This poses challenges for the maternal healthcare institutions where student accoucheurs are placed for clinical practice as most women become reluctant or refuse to accept their services. Gender inequality has a negative impact on the training of student accoucheurs as most of them become demotivated which could lead to a high attrition rate. Objectives: This study explored and described the perceptions of student accoucheurs regarding gender inequality in midwifery training at the Free State maternal healthcare institutions. Method: An explorative and descriptive qualitative research design was undertaken. There were 40 student accoucheurs that formed 10 focus group discussions. Each focus group discussion had four participants. Tesch’s eight-steps of data analysis was used to analyse data. Results: Three major themes emerged during data analysis: meeting the training requirements in midwifery, women’s autonomy in a choice of healthcare provider versus student accoucheurs’ autonomy to be trained in midwifery and staff establishment to render maternal healthcare. Conclusion: The participants perceived prejudice, rejection and resistance by women in maternity units as a contributing factor to gender inequality, which has a negative impact on their training in midwifery. The study recommends that health directorates, nurse managers and training institutions should consider revising maternal healthcare policies regarding the recruitment and placement of willing accoucheurs in maternity units in order to address gender inequality.
dc.facultyFaculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering
dc.identifier.citationMadlala, S.T., Ngxongo, T.S. and Sibiya, M.N. 2021. Perceptions of student accoucheurs regarding gender inequality in midwifery training at Free State maternal healthcare institutions. Curationis, 44(1), pp.1-8
dc.identifier.issn2223-6279 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0379-8577 (print)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.4102/curationis.v44i1.1988
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/59011
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dc.issuenumber44 / 1
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dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages1 - 8
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherAOSIS Publishing
dc.subjectGender inequality
dc.subjectMaternal healthcare
dc.subjectPerceptions
dc.subjectPregnant women
dc.subjectStudent accoucheurs
dc.titlePerceptions of student accoucheurs regarding gender inequality in midwifery training at Free State maternal healthcare institutions
dc.title.journalCurationis
dc.typeJournal Article
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