Table 5.

Permission for cesarean (N = 244) or episiotomy (N = 257), representative sample

	Yes, they asked and I gave my permission.		No, they did not ask my permission.		I refused the procedure, but they still did it.		I don’t remember
	Cesarean	Episiotomy	Cesarean	Episiotomy	Cesarean	Episiotomy	Cesarean	Episiotomy
Chosen doctor in a private practice (%)	72 (91.1)	25 (35.2)	5 (6.3)	42 (59.2)	0	1 (1.4)	2 (2.5)	3 (4.2)
Chosen doctor in a state institute (%)	79 (90.8)	27 (35.5)	6 (6.)	45 (59.2)	0	0	2 (2.3)	4 (5.2)
Chosen hospital midwife in a private or state clinic (%)	4 (57.1)	7 (41.2)	2 (28.6)	9 (52.9)	0	0	1 (14.3)	1 (5.9)
I did not choose a doctor, just went to my local clinic (%)	37 (72.6)	16 (24.2)	9 (17.7)	46 (69.7)	1 (2.00)	1 (1.5)	4 (7.8)	3 (4.6)
District public health nurse (%)	14 (70.0)	8 (29.6)	6 (30.0)	18 (66.7)	0	0	0	1 (3.7)
Total (%)	206 (84.5)	83 (32.6)	28 (11.4)	160 (62.0)	1 (0.4)	2 (0.8)	9 (3.7)	12 (4.7)
MADM score Mean (SD)	26.9 (7.5)	28.1 (6.5)	19.0 (5.7)	22.3 (8.3)	–	23.5 (12.0)	18.4 (7.1)	23.7 (7.9)