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Many women are vulnerable to obstetric violenceand without knowledge about their rights, do not identify specific manifestations of violence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This baseline study aimed to assess the current knowledge on obstetric violence in pregnant women and to determine possible associated factors in the central zone, Tanzania.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The baseline cross-sectional study was conducted on 349 randomly selected pregnant women between February and April 2025. A standard semi-structured questionnaire in a kobo tool box software was used to collect data on knowledge of obstetric violence and associated factors. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were conducted using SPSS software version 29.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, only 120(34.4%) of pregnant women had adequate knowledge of obstetric violence. The most commonly known components of obstetric violence were verbal 216(61.9%) and physical violence 211(60.5%). High levels of education, gravidity, and mobile phone usage for health-related issues were significantly associated with knowledge of obstetric violence. In addition, none of the pregnant woman reported being counselled about obstetric violence during their antenatal care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This baseline assessment offers essential information regarding the current state of knowledge about obstetric violence among pregnant women. The absence of reported counseling about obstetric violence during antenatal care highlights a critical gap. 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