Table 3. Respectful treatment score and its subscores across the four countries by companionship availability.
| Companion present | Benin | Malawi | Tanzania | Uganda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YesN=98 | NoN=743 | YesN=543 | NoN=457 | YesN=47 | NoN=829 | YesN=971 | NoN=28 | |
| Respectful treatment score* | 83.9 (7.9) | 85.8 (6.5) | 87.4 (6.2) | 86.8 (7.0) | 87.6 (5.8) | 85.7 (7.2) | 86.3 (6.4) | 86.7 (7.1) |
| Maintained respect and dignity | 8.4 (1.6) | 8.5 (1.4) | 9.2 (1.5) | 9.1 (1.6) | 9.3 (0.8) | 8.9 (1.4) | 9.0 (0.9) | 8.9 (1.1) |
| Maintained privacy and confidentiality | 9.5 (1.1) | 9.8 (0.7) | 9.9 (0.7) | 9.8 (1.0) | 9.8 (1.5) | 9.8 (1.1) | 9.6 (1.5) | 9.8 (0.7) |
| No physical and verbal abuse† | 7.2 (1.1) | 7.4 (1.0) | 7.1 (0.7) | 7.1 (0.5) | 7.2 (0.5) | 7.1 (0.8) | 7.3 (0.9) | 7.3 (1.3) |
*
Mean percentage ranges between 0 and 100.
†
Score ranges between 0 and 10; in bold statistically significant differences between scores.
No, companion not present; Yes, companion present during labour and/or birth.