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. 2019 Dec 23;19:520. doi: 10.1186/s12884-019-2675-y

Table 3.

Abuse doing things without asking women for permission (N = 4616)

Procedure/treatment Number of women who declared that the procedure was performed (n)a Percentage of women who were not asked to give informed consent for a given procedure (%)
Enema n = 1715 4.3
Newborn vaccination n = 8345 12.4
Shaving of pubic hair n = 1370 17.4
Newborn examination n = 8346 27.3
Induction of delivery n = 2969 27.1
Administration of an oxytocin drip n = 4143 29.1
Episiotomy n = 3309 30.5
Vaginal examination n = 5710 32.9
Newborn drug administration n = 4278 36.6
Insertion of intravenous cannula n = 6213 40.8
Feeding a newborn baby with modified milk n = 5709 43.2
Presence of students during delivery n = 1118 46.1
Newborn bath n = 6718 48.1

a the percentages were calculated based on the number of people who declared that the procedure was performed