Gender-Responsive Health Service Accountability In South Sulawesi’s Islamic Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
Health services are included as indicators in the Women's Empowerment Index and the Gender Development Index. Therefore, health policies must be gender-sensitive to achieve equality in access, participation, control, and benefits of health services. However, data shows that women still face various health problems, such as high maternal mortality rates (MMR) and morbidity. Improving health insurance coverage and promoting childbirth in medical facilities are important strategies to lower MMR. This study aims to analyze the accountability of gender-responsive health services in hospitals in South Sulawesi. A descriptive analytical method with a cross-sectional approach was used. Data were collected using a gender-responsive service accountability questionnaire, which was distributed to respondents in three hospitals in South Sulawesi. The study found variations in the accountability of gender-responsive services among the hospitals. Faisal Hospital showed the highest accountability, with 65 respondents (62%) indicating gender-responsive services, while Ibnu Sina Hospital had the lowest, with only 45 respondents (44%). There are still disparities in the implementation of gender-responsive health services in hospitals in South Sulawesi. Further research is recommended, particularly at the hospital management level, to support the development and improvement of gender-sensitive health services.
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