| Abstract [eng] |
Justification. The chosen topic has not been researched at the scientific level in Lithuania. The subject of the study is of exceptional relevance nowadays not only to the medical and female communities, but also to health politicians who must make decisions that considers public opinion and ensure the protection of human rights. Thus, there is a lack of data at the scientific level on women's perception of human rights during childbirth and their experience on how human rights are being followed during childbirth. The aim of the study: to evaluate women's attitude towards childbirth based on human rights. Objectives of the study: to evaluate women's attitude towards the right to choose the place, method and posture of childbirth; to assess women's views on the possibility of making decisions about their childbirth care; to assess women's attitudes towards respect for their autonomy and dignity. Methods. The chosen quantitative research method is an anonymous online questionnaire. The selected subjects are members of the closed group on a social network Facebook. A total of 251 questionnaires suitable for statistical analysis were received. The obtained research data was processed on IBM SPSS Statistics and plotted on Microsoft Excel. Descriptive statistical method was used to analyze the data. With its help, general characteristics of women are presented and analysis of the dimensions of women's attitude towards childbirth based on human rights is performed. The chi-square (χ2) criterion was used to assess the relationship between the analyzed categorical variables in different groups of respondents. The difference in results is considered statistically significant when p ≤ 0,05. Results and conclusions. Slightly more than half of the survey participants knew that they had the right to choose their place of birth and a fifth of respondents indicated that they were not aware of such a choice. Respondents with tertiary education who were married and those who underwent caesarean section were more informed about the choice of birth site. Half of the respondents indicated that they could not choose the method of childbirth, especially those who requested caesarean section. Statistically significant correlations were found between the opinion on the possibility to choose the posture and the method and age of childbirth. The majority of respondents indicated that they had the opportunity to choose an accompanying person during childbirth and that it was received in good faith by medical professionals. Two-thirds of respondents felt that medical professionals are involved in making decisions about their childbirth care or interventions and have received enough information to make decisions. A quarter of respondents indicated that they have experienced violence from medical staff (humiliation, insult, etc.) during childbirth. 71,7% respondents indicated having a positive birth experience. |
