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. 2023 Nov 6;8(11):e013268. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-013268

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