Table 2.
Mistreatment of adolescent mothers during childbirth, privacy, detainment and intention to use the facility for future childbirths
| Variables | Frequency | % |
| Any physical abuse, verbal abuse or stigma and discrimination | 158 | 32.2 |
| Physical abuse | 37 | 7.5 |
| Verbal abuse | 131 | 26.7 |
| Stigma and discrimination | 74 | 15.1 |
| Neglect and abandonment | ||
| Staff member was not present during childbirth admission | 25 | 5.1 |
| Staff member was not present when the baby came out | 50 | 10.2 |
| Health system | ||
| Curtains, partitions or other privacy measures not used | 118 | 24.0 |
| Did not have a bed to herself during labour | 62 | 12.6 |
| Did not have a bed to herself during childbirth | 34 | 6.9 |
| Shared bed with another woman or women at any time | 144 | 29.3 |
| Detainment (baby or woman detained in the hospital due to inability to pay hospital bills) | 81 | 16.5 |
| Future birth intention (would like to have another child) | 426 | 86.8 |
| Place to have future childbirth based on recent experience | ||
| Same hospital | 242 | 56.8 |
| Different hospital | 172 | 40.4 |
| At home | 1 | 0.2 |
| I don’t know | 6 | 1.4 |
| Other | 5 | 1.2 |