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. 2018 Mar 27;15:54. doi: 10.1186/s12978-018-0495-6

Table 1.

Associated factors to disrespect or abuse during the childbirth in 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort (n = 4275)

Characteristic Number Percent At least one type of disrespect or abuse At least two types of disrespect or abuse
Crude PR (95%CI) Adjusted PR (95%CI) Crude PR (95%CI) Adjusted PR (95%CI)
Age (full years) < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.056 0.646
  < 20 622 14.6 1.96 (1.20–3.20) 1.77 (1.06–2.96) 1.94 (0.71–5.34) 1.55 (0.55–4.41)
 20 to 29 2017 47.2 1.50 (0.93–2.43) 1.39 (0.85–2.29) 1.57 (0.59–4.19) 1.36 (0.51–3.64)
 30 to 39 1510 35.3 1.12 (0.68–1.82) 1.12 (0.68–1.84) 1.17 (0.43–3.17) 1.12 (0.41–3.03)
 40 to 49 125 2.9 1 1 1 1
Skin color (self-reported) 0.139 0.984
 White 3024 70.8 1 1
 Brown 551 13 1.11 (0.92–1.34) 1.03 (0.69–1.54)
 Black 667 15.7 1.11 (0.97–1.28) 1.03 (0.71–1.48)
Marital status 0.056 0.603 0.570
 With partner 3667 85.8 1 1 1
 Without partner 607 14.2 1.18 (1.00–1.41) 1.05 (0.87–1.26) 1.11 (0.77–1.60)
Maternal education (years completed) < 0.001 + 0.595 + 0. < 001 + 0.101 +
  < 5 391 9.2 1.38 (1.09–1.76) 1.06 (0.80–1.40) 2.16 (1.34–3.47) 1.77 (0.99–3.13)
 5 a 8 1095 25.6 1.43 (1.20–1.71) 1.02 (0.82–1.28) 1.73 (1.17–2.54) 1.41 (0.88–2.26)
 9 a 11 1457 34.1 1.24 (1.04–1.47) 1.00 (0.83–1.21) 1.67 (1.16–2.41) 1.50 (1.01–2.25)
  > =12 1330 31.1 1 1 1 1
Family income < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 0.403
 1° quintile (poorest) 796 19.8 1.65 (1.29–2.11) 1.37 (1.02–1.82) 1.66 (1.02–2.70) 1.11 (0.63–1.96)
 2° quintile 807 20.1 1.97 (1.56–2.50) 1.71 (1.31–2.23) 1.71 (1.06–2.77) 1.21 (0.72–2.04)
 3° quintile 804 20.0 1.31 (1.01–1.69) 1.18 (0.89–1.55) 1.13 (0.67–1.91) 0.82 (0.47–1.41)
 4° quintile 895 22.3 1.55 (1.21–1.98) 1.44 (1.12–1.85) 1.50 (0.93–2.43) 1.23 (0.75–2.02)
 5° quintile (richest) 714 17.8 1 1 1 1
Type of payment for delivery care < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
 Private care or private insurance 1302 31.7 1 1 1 1
 Public sector 2801 68.3 1.88 (1.59–2.22) 1.71 (1.40–2.09) 2.98 (2.01–4.41) 3.23 (2.07–5.03)
Type of labor < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001 < 0.001
 C-sectiona after labor onset 1594 37.3 1 1 1 1
 C-sectiona before labor onset 1189 27.8 1.67 (1.41–1.98) 1.45 (1.21–1.73) 2.79 (1.89–4.12) 2.24 (1.50–3.34)
 Vaginal delivery 1488 34.9 1.63 (1.38–1.92) 1.22 (1.02–1.46) 2.83 (1.95–4.13) 1.84 (1.22–2.76)

aCesarean section. The numbers in italic are the p-values