Country | Overall prevalence of Obstetric Violence | 1. Physical Abuse | 2. Non-consensual care 3. Non-confidential care 4. Non-dignified Care |
Mexico [2] | 23.6% | 9.2% forced to stay in uncomfortable positions | 17.1% unconsented 11.2% yelled at or scolded 7% insults or humiliations |
USA [25] | Overall: 17.3% Home births: 5.1% Hospital births: 28.1% | 1.3% | 1.2% private info shared 5.5% non-confidential 8.5% shouted at 4.5% threatened to withhold treatment |
Mozambique [5] | District 28% Central 5% | District 6.42% Central 1.3% | District 43.5/40.83/28.44 Central 0.7/0.3/13.2 |
Malawi [8] | 58% | Hit, slapped, pinched 0.2% | 20.5%exams 58.2%lack of privacy 1.9% threatened |
Tanzania [13] * | Postpartum 15% Community Follow-up: 70% | Postpartum 5% Community Follow-up: 52% | Postpartum 6% Community Follow-up: 53% |
Kenya [3] | 20% | 4.3% | 4.3% 8.5% 18% |
Ethiopia [4] | 78.6% | 32.9% | 94.8% 21.4% 12.1 % |
Ghana [30] | 34% | 6.2% | 20.3% c-section 29.2% vag exam 34% verbal abuse |
Guinea [30] | 30% | 19.3% | 7.9% c-section 49.5% vag exam 26.9% verbal abuse |
Nigeria [30] | 44% | 16% | 4.5% c-section 67.2% vag exam 44.2 % verbal abuse |
Myanmar [30] ** | 18% | 3.3% | 7.9% c-section 25.9% vag exam 18.4% verbal abuse |