Table 3 The Magnitude of Obstetric Violence During Labour and Delivery by Domain, Gedeo Zone South Ethiopia, 2020
Category and types of obstetric violence | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |
Physical abuse | 147 (22.2%) | 514 (77.8%) |
Health provider(s) physically hit or slapped | 113 (17.1%) | 548 (82.9%) |
Separate mother from baby without medical indication | 28 (4.2%) | 633 (95.8%) |
Receiving unnecessary Pain-relief treatment | 16 (2.4%) | 645 (97.6%) |
Denied from food or fluid in labour unless medically necessitated | 4 (0.6%) | 657 (99.4%) |
Non-confidential care | 152 (22.9%) | 509 (77.1%) |
The providers didn.t uses drapes or covering to protect mother’s privacy | 91 (13.8%) | 570 (86.2%) |
Health providers discussed your private health information in a way that others could hear | 65 (9.8%) | 596 (90.2%) |
Non - consent care | 436 (66%) | 225 (34%) |
The provider didn’t introduce themselves and greeting mother and her support person | 345 (52.2%) | 316 (47.8%) |
The providers didn’t encourage mother to ask questions | 123 (18.6%) | 538 (81.4%) |
The provider didn’t respond mother’s question with politeness | 98 (14.8%) | 563 (85.2%) |
The provider didn’t explain what is being done and what to expect throughout labour and birth | 76 (11.6%) | 585 (88.4%) |
Provider didn’t give periodic updates on status and Progress of your labour | 132 (20%) | 529 (80%) |
Providers didn’t permit mother to choose of position for | 354 (53.5%) | 307 (46.5%) |
Mother’s Lack of information Obtains consent | 361 (54.6%) | 300 (45.4%) |
Non- dignified care | 268 (40.5%) | 393 (59.5%) |
Health providers shouted at or scolded you | 137 (20.7%) | 524 (79.3%) |
Health providers made negative comments about you | 56 (8.5%) | 605 (91.5%) |
Support staffs insult me and my companion | 13 (2%) | 648 (98%) |
Demonstrating caring culturally in appropriate way | 199 (30.1%) | 462 (69.9%) |
Abandonment/neglect of care | 51 (7.7%) | 610 (92.3%) |
Health providers ignored you when you called for help | 41 (6.2%) | 620 (93.8%) |
Left unattended during the second stage of labor | 27 (4.1%) | 634 (95.9%) |
Discrimination | 19 (2.9%) | 642 (97.1%) |
Health care providers discriminated by race, ethnicity and economic status | 16 (2.4%) | 645 (97.6%) |
Health care providers discriminated because of teenage | 8 (1.2%) | 653 (98.8%) |
Health care providers discriminated because of being HIV positive | – | 661 (100%) |
Detention in health facility | Â | Â |
Discharge postponed until hospital bills are paid | – | 661 (100%) |
The woman is either detained or confined her well | – | 661 (100%) |
Sexual violence | 17 (2.6%) | 644 (97.4%) |
The care provider frequently performs vaginal examination without my intention | 14 (2.1%) | 647 (97.9%) |
The care provider touched me while I have been refusing to touch me | 9 (1.4%) | 652 (98.6%) |