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Table 2 Women’s demographic characteristics

From: Mistreatment of women during childbirth and its influencing factors in public maternity hospitals in Tehran, Iran: a multi-stakeholder qualitative study

Characteristics

N (%)

Number

24 (100.0)

Age (years)

 ≤ 20

2 (8.3)

 21–30

16 (66.7)

 31–40

6 (25.0)

Education

 Illiterate

2 (8.3)

 Primary

7 (29.2)

 Cycle

3 (12.5)

 Diploma

6 (25.0)

 University

6 (25.0)

Job

 Housewife

21 (87.5)

 Employed

3 (12.5)

Nationality

 Iranian

17 (70.8)

 Afghan

7 (29.2)

Family income (self-report)

 Low

8 (33.3)

 Middle

14 (58.3)

 High

2 (8.3)

Service provider type

 Resident

20 (83.3)

 Midwife

0 (0.0)

 Obstetrician

0 (0.0)

 Do not Know

4 (16.7)

Gravid

 1

11 (45.8)

 2

8 (33.3)

 ≥ 3

5 (20.8)

Number of living children (including most recent birth)

 1

12 (50.0)

 2–3

10 (41.7)

 ≥ 4

2 (8.3)