Validation of the person-centered maternity care scale in India

Afulani, Patience A.; Diamond-Smith, Nadia; Phillips, Beth; Singhal, Shreya; Sudhinaraset, May

doi:10.1186/s12978-018-0591-7

Reproductive Health

Table 7 Distribution of PCMC variables

From: Validation of the person-centered maternity care scale in India

PCMC variables	No.	%
How did you feel about the amount of time you waited? Would you say it was
0 Very short	1347	66.7
1 Somewhat short	410	20.3
2 Somewhat long	177	8.8
3 Very long	84	4.2
During your time in the health facility did the doctors, nurses, or other health care providers introduce themselves to you when they first came to see you?
0 No, none of them	1980	98.1
1 Yes, a few of them	35	1.7
2 Yes, most of them	2	0.1
3 Yes, all of them	1	0.0
Did the doctors, nurses, or other health care providers call you by your name?
0 No, never	567	28.1
1 Yes, a few times	436	21.6
2 Yes, most of the time	371	18.4
3 Yes, all the time	644	31.9
Did the doctors, nurses, or other staff at the facility treat you with respect?
0 No, never	143	7.1
1 Yes, a few times	299	14.8
2 Yes, most of the time	531	26.3
3 Yes, all the time	1045	51.8
Did the doctors, nurses, and other staff at the facility treat you in a friendly manner?
0 No, never	92	4.6
1 Yes, a few times	358	17.7
2 Yes, most of the time	545	27.0
3 Yes, all the time	1023	50.7
Did you feel the doctors, nurses, or other health providers shouted at you, scolded, insulted, threatened, or talked to you rudely?
0 No, never	1661	82.3
1 Yes, once	212	10.5
2 Yes, a few times	131	6.5
3 Yes, many times	14	0.7
Did you feel like you were treated roughly like pushed, beaten, slapped, pinched, physically restrained, or gagged?
0 No, never	1967	97.5
1 Yes, once	31	1.5
2 Yes, a few times	17	0.8
3 Yes, many times	3	0.1
During examinations in the labor room, were you covered up with a cloth or blanket or screened with a curtain so that you did not feel exposed?
0 No, never	526	26.1
1 Yes, a few times	115	5.7
2 Yes, most of the time	228	11.3
3 Yes, all the time	1149	56.9
4 Not applicable
Do you feel like your health information was or will be kept confidential at this facility?
0 No, never	324	16.1
1 Yes, a few times	444	22.0
2 Yes, most of the time	387	19.2
3 Yes, all the time	863	42.8
Did you feel like the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility involved you in decisions about your care?
0 No, never	1131	56.0
1 Yes, a few times	311	15.4
2 Yes, most of the time	255	12.6
3 Yes, all the time	321	15.9
4 Did not have to make any decisions
During the delivery, do you feel like you were able to be in the position of your choice?
0 No, never	360	17.8
1 Yes, for a short time	655	32.5
2 Yes, most of the time	418	20.7
3 Yes, all the time	585	29.0
Did the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility speak to you in a language you could understand?
0 No, never	16	0.8
1 Yes, a few times	131	6.5
2 Yes, most of the time	315	15.6
3 Yes, all the time	1556	77.1
Did the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility ask your permission/consent before doing procedures on you?
0 No, never	1475	73.1
1 Yes, a few times	282	14.0
2 Yes, most of the time	172	8.5
3 Yes, all the time	89	4.4
Did the doctors and nurses explain to you why they were doing examinations or procedures on you?
0 No, never	1393	69.0
1 Yes, a few times	344	17.0
2 Yes, most of the time	174	8.6
3 Yes, all the time	107	5.3
Did the doctors and nurses explain to you why they were giving you any medicine?
0 No, never	1162	57.6
1 Yes, a few times	400	19.8
2 Yes, most of the time	242	12.0
3 Yes, all the time	205	10.2
4 Did not get any medicine	9	0.4
Did you feel you could ask the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility any questions you had?
0 No, never	265	13.1
1 Yes, a few times	437	21.7
2 Yes, most of the time	543	26.9
3 Yes, all the time	773	38.3
Did the doctors and nurses at the facility talk to you about how you were feeling?
0 No, never	817	40.5
1 Yes, a few times	776	38.5
2 Yes, most of the time	326	16.2
3 Yes, all the time	99	4.9
Did the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility try to understand your anxieties?
0 No, never	456	22.6
1 Yes, a few times	667	33.1
2 Yes, most of the time	442	21.9
3 Yes, all the time	453	22.4
4 I did not have any anxieties or fears
When you needed help, did you feel the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility paid attention?
0 No, never	80	4.0
1 Yes, a few times	403	20.0
2 Yes, most of the time	634	31.4
3 Yes, all the time	901	44.6
Do you feel the doctors or nurses did everything they could to help control your pain?
0 No, never	182	9.0
1 Yes, a few times	478	23.7
2 Yes, most of the time	759	37.6
3 Yes, all the time	599	29.7
Were you allowed to have someone you wanted (outside of staff at the facility, such as family or friends) to stay with you during labor?
0 No, never	157	7.8
1 Yes, a few times	92	4.6
2 Yes, most of the time	295	14.6
3 Yes, all the time	1474	73.0
4 I did not want someone to stay with me
Were you allowed to have someone you wanted to stay with you during delivery?
0 No, never	175	8.7
1 Yes, a few times	79	3.9
2 Yes, most of the time	270	13.4
3 Yes, all the time	1494	74.0
4 I did not want someone to stay with me
Do you think there was enough health staff in the facility to care for you?
0 No, never	36	1.8
1 Yes, a few times	320	15.9
2 Yes, most of the time	696	34.5
3 Yes, all the time	966	47.9
Did you feel the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility took the best care of you?
0 No, never	69	3.4
1 Yes, a few times	444	22.0
2 Yes, most of the time	831	41.2
3 Yes, all the time	674	33.4
Did you feel you could completely trust the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility with regards to your care?
0 No, never	55	2.7
1 Yes, a few times	144	7.1
2 Yes, most of the time	453	22.4
3 Yes, all the time	1366	67.7
Thinking about the labor and postnatal wards, did you feel the health facility was croweded?
0 No, never	427	21.2
1 Yes, a few times	803	39.8
2 Yes, most of the time	563	27.9
3 Yes, all the time	225	11.1
Thinking about the wards, washrooms and the general environment of the health facility, will you say the facility was very clean, clean, dirty, or very dirty?
0 Very dirty	355	17.6
1 Dirty	386	19.1
2 Clean	118	5.8
3 Very clean	1159	57.4
Was there water in the facility?
0 No, never	264	13.1
1 Yes, a few times	48	2.4
2 Yes, most of the time	222	11.0
3 Yes, all the time	1484	73.5
Was there electricity in the facility?
0 No, never	8	0.4
1 Yes, a few times	135	6.7
2 Yes, most of the time	920	45.6
3 Yes, all the time	955	47.3
In general, did you feel safe in the health facility?
0 No, never	30	1.5
1 Yes, a few times	45	2.2
2 Yes, most of the time	226	11.2
3 Yes, all the time	1717	85.1
Did the doctors, nurses or other staff at the facility ask you or your family for money other than the official cost?
0 No, never	1328	65.8
1 Yes, a few times	526	26.1
2 Yes, most of the time	156	7.7
3 Yes, all the time	8	0.4
Were you or your family asked to buy anything from outside the health facility for your care?
0 No, never	1499.00	74.3
1 Yes, a few times	441	21.9
2 Yes, most of the time	69	3.4
3 Yes, all the time	9	0.4
Total N	2018	100.0

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