The Role of Social Accountability in Improving Respectful Care: Technical Report

It explores the relationship between social accountability and respectful care in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) services. The report presents the findings of a rapid literature review, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions on the empirical evidence and theoretical basis of social accountability interventions' influence on respectful care across the RMNCAH continuum. The report also proposes a theoretical pathway from social accountability to respectful care in RMNCAH and identifies challenges and gaps related to social accountability and respectful care in RMNCAH.