Obstetric Violence and the socioeconomic profile of puerperal women assisted in public services in Sergipe

Abstract

The objective of the study is to evaluate the prevalence of obstetric violence and characterize it according to the socioeconomic profile of patients treated in the public healthcare service in Sergipe. This is an observational study involving women who have given birth in the past 5 years up to the date of the interview. A questionnaire was used, addressing socioeconomic variables and variables related to the childbirth conditions, using Fisher's exact test for the analysis. The results showed a prevalence of 95.53% of obstetric violence. Among these, 90.64% were in the age range of 20-39 years, 71.93% were Christians, 54.97% were of mixed race, 35.09% had completed high school, and 78.36% had an income of less than 2 minimum wages (R$2090) and 88.83% reported the misuse of techniques and procedures. Finally, 62.57% had a normal delivery. It is concluded that there is a high prevalence of obstetric violence associated with an income of less than 2 minimum wages and normal delivery and a high prevalence of misuse of procedures.