The right to information is a fundamental right for women, who are vulnerable during the perimaternity period. This study aimed to assess and appraise women’s perceptions of their right to information and the practices of medical teams of maternity wards regarding this matter. This cross-sectional study was carried out for 3 months in the first University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Cotonou. The female patients included in the study attended this maternity hospital for antenatal care or childbirth. The data collected were analysed and processed with SPSS V.25 software. Three hundred female patients were recruited within the framework of the study. Their mean age was 28±5 years. Most of the respondents were educated (78.4%) and considered that access to information was a right vested to them (68.3%). There was a statistically significant association between that perception and patients’ educational levels or status. A large proportion of patients (88%) were satisfied with how information was delivered to them. Information related to diagnoses, paraclinical examinations and drug treatments was spontaneously transmitted in 37.7%, 55.6% and 27.7% of cases, respectively. Only 23.7% of the women who gave birth were provided information about the vaccines administered to their child at birth. Our findings provide evidence that maternity hospital users are aware of their right to their information. However, the medical team does not incorporate all the components of this right.
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Cedric Egnonwa Bigot, Angele Azon Kouanou, Narcisse Vigan, Patrice Dangbemey, Kouessi Anthelme Agbodande, et al. (2021). The Right to Information: An Assessment of Patients’ Perceptions and Satisfaction in a University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Cotonou. Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 9(6), 212-216. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.jgo.20210906.15
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author = {Cedric Egnonwa Bigot and Angele Azon Kouanou and Narcisse Vigan and Patrice Dangbemey and Kouessi Anthelme Agbodande and Christiane Tshabu Aguemon},
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abstract = {The right to information is a fundamental right for women, who are vulnerable during the perimaternity period. This study aimed to assess and appraise women’s perceptions of their right to information and the practices of medical teams of maternity wards regarding this matter. This cross-sectional study was carried out for 3 months in the first University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Cotonou. The female patients included in the study attended this maternity hospital for antenatal care or childbirth. The data collected were analysed and processed with SPSS V.25 software. Three hundred female patients were recruited within the framework of the study. Their mean age was 28±5 years. Most of the respondents were educated (78.4%) and considered that access to information was a right vested to them (68.3%). There was a statistically significant association between that perception and patients’ educational levels or status. A large proportion of patients (88%) were satisfied with how information was delivered to them. Information related to diagnoses, paraclinical examinations and drug treatments was spontaneously transmitted in 37.7%, 55.6% and 27.7% of cases, respectively. Only 23.7% of the women who gave birth were provided information about the vaccines administered to their child at birth. Our findings provide evidence that maternity hospital users are aware of their right to their information. However, the medical team does not incorporate all the components of this right.},
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