Table 5 Mistreatment, stratified by SES, and elevated pregnancy/social risk (n = 2138)
| Â | Low SES | Elevated pregnancy risks | Elevated social risks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 743) | No (n = 1395) | Yes (n = 441)a | No (n = 1697) | Yes (n = 176)b | No (n = 1962) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Your private or personal information was shared without your consent | 12 (1.6) | 14 (1.0) | 10 (2.3) | 16 (0.9) | 5 (2.8) | 21 (1.1) |
Your physical privacy was violated (i.e., being uncovered or having people in the delivery room without your consent) | 47 (6.3) | 70 (5.0) | 37 (8.4) | 80 (4.7) | 23 (13.1) | 94 (4.8) |
Health care providers (doctors, midwives, or nurses) shouted at or scolded you | 89Â (12.0) | 93 (6.7) | 68 (15.5) | 114 (6.7) | 27 (15.3) | 155 (7.9) |
Health care providers threatened to withhold treatment or to force you to accept treatment you did not want | 48 (6.5) | 49 (3.5) | 34 (7.7) | 63 (3.7) | 17 (9.7) | 80 (4.1) |
Health care providers threatened you in any other way | 19 (2.6) | 25 (1.8) | 13 (2.9) | 31 (1.8) | 5 (2.8) | 39 (2.0) |
Health care providers ignored you, refused your request for help, or failed to respond to requests for help in a reasonable amount of time | 78 (10.5) | 88 (6.3) | 53 (12.0) | 113 (6.7) | 23 (13.1) | 143 (7.3) |
You experienced physical abuse (including aggressive physical contact, inappropriate sexual conduct, a refusal to provide anesthesia for an episiotomy, etc.) | 19 (2.6) | 8 (0.6) | 10 (2.3) | 17 (1.0) | 6 (3.4) | 21 (1.1) |
Any mistreatment (one or more of the above) | 160 (21.5) | 209Â (15.0) | 123Â (27.9) | 246Â (14.5) | 53Â (30.1) | 316Â (16.1) |