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. 2025 Aug 22;22:148. doi: 10.1186/s12978-025-02109-8

Table 2.

Descriptive information

Frequency Percentage
Age (years) 18–24 8 38.1
25–31 6 28.5
32–38 4 19.1
39–45 3 14.3
Employment status Unemployed 7 33.3
Public sector 5 23.8
Private sector 9 42.8
Education status Primary education 6 28.5
High school 5 23.8
Associate degree 3 14.3
Graduate 5 23.8
Postgraduate 2 9.6
Economic status Less than expenses 7 33.3
Equal to expenses 10 47.6
More than expenses 4 19.1
Has a chronic disease No 17 80.9
Yes: (Please explain)** 4 19.1
Hypertension 1 4.8
Diabetus Mellitus 1 4.8
Hyperthyroidism 2 9.6
Gestational week at birth 38 8 38.1
39 6 28.5
40 5 23.8
41 2 9.6
Gravida (number) 1 8 38.1
2 7 33.3
3 1 4.8
4 4 19.1
5 1 4.8
Number of children 1 10 47.6
2 7 33.3
3 2 9.6
4 2 9.6
Number of abortions 0 17 80.8
1 2 9.6
2 2 9.6
Number of times antenatal care received 7 3 14.3
8 6 28.5
9 12 57.2
Indicators of obstetric severity No 0 0
Yes: (Please explain)** 21 100
Consent for vaginal examination was not obtained during or after admission to the hospital 14 66.6
The room used during the labor process was not mine alone 4 19.1
I could not move freely during the labor process (walking, etc.) 12 57.2
I couldn’t eat during the labor process 19 90.4
I couldn’t drink water during the labor process 17 80.8
My privacy was not respected in the delivery room 15 71.4
I was not informed about medical practices during the labor process 10 47.6
Multiple vaginal examinations (more than 1 in 4 h) 13 61.9
Medical staff pressed my abdomen with their elbow because the labor was not progressing 12 57.2
Health personnel did not meet my needs during my labor process 16 76.2
When my baby was born, I could not hold him/her immediately 16 76.2
Medical staff shouted at me 8 38.1
Medical staff used physical force 6 28.5

**Multiple responses