Table 4 Association of socio-demographic, maternal, pregnancy and delivery related variables with Cesarean section deliveries using multiple logistic regression
Variables | Categories | Total | Delivered by C section | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | N = 17,934 (% of total) | n = 4160 (% of N) | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Socio-demographic and maternal | ||||
 Age of Mother | < = 19 Years | 405 (2.26) | 75 (1.80) | 1.38 (0.76-2.50) |
20 - 24Â Years | 6070 (33.85) | 1196 (28.75) | 1.19 (0.97-1.45) | |
> = 35 Years | 1093 (6.09) | 313 (7.52) | 1.2 (0.81-1.76) | |
25 - 34Â Years | 10,366 (57.8) | 2576 (61.92) | 1 | |
 Residence | Urban | 7288 (40.64) | 2086 (50.14) | 1.15 (1.00-1.35) |
Rural | 10,646 (59.36) | 2074 (49.86) | 1 | |
 Wealth index | Fourth | 3517 (19.62) | 1538 (36.97) | 1.19 (1.01-1.57) |
Third | 4455 (24.85) | 1284 (30.87) | 1.08 (0.83-1.42) | |
Second | 4862 (27.12) | 880 (21.15) | 1.32 (1.01-1.73) | |
First quartile | 5096 (28.42) | 458 (11.01) | 1 | |
 Caste | Others | 9895 (55.17) | 2701 (64.93) | 1.07 (0.90-1.26) |
ST/SC | 7083 (39.49) | 1226 (29.47) | 1 | |
 Maternal education | Any Schooling | 15,328 (85.47) | 3832 (92.12) | 1.01 (0.74-1.36) |
No Schooling | 2604 (14.52) | 328 (7.88) | 1 | |
 Age at first delivery | > = 35 Years | 94 (0.52) | 50 (1.20) | 5.51 (1.85-16.40) |
25 - 34Â Years | 3529 (19.68) | 1243 (29.88) | 2.49 (1.87-3.32) | |
20 - 24Â Years | 9137 (50.95) | 2084 (50.10) | 1.43 (1.15-1.77) | |
< = 19Â Years | 5170 (28.83) | 783 (18.82) | 1 | |
Antenatal care related | ||||
 4 + ANC | Yes | 11,271 (62.85) | 3035 (72.96) | 1.23 (1.00-1.49) |
No | 4162 (23.21) | 749 (18) | 1 | |
 Received abdomen check + BP check+ Blood Test + Urine Test at least once | No | 1904 (10.62) | 245 (5.89) | 1.28 (0.68-2.39) |
Yes | 16,019 (89.32) | 3913 (94.06) | 1 | |
 USG done | Yes | 12,459 (69.47) | 3360 (80.77) | 1.37 (1.09-1.74) |
No | 5464 (30.47) | 798 (19.18) | 1 | |
Complications during pregnancy | ||||
 Weak or no movement of foetus | Yes | 377 (2.1) | 104 (2.5) | 1.01 (0.74-1.36) |
No | 17,555 (97.89) | 4055 (97.48) | 1 | |
 Abnormal position of fetus | Yes | 244 (1.36) | 65 (1.56) | 1.11 (0.75-1.66) |
No | 17,688 (98.63) | 4094 (98.41) | 1 | |
 High BP | Yes | 812 (4.53) | 285 (6.85) | 1.32 (1.06-1.65) |
No | 17,120 (95.46) | 3874 (93.13) | 1 | |
 Bleeding | Yes | 195 (1.09) | 52 (26.67) | 1.24 (0.83-1.87) |
No | 17,737 (98.9) | 4107 (23.15) | 1 | |
Delivery complications | ||||
 Convulsion | Yes | 600 (3.35) | 230 (5.53) | 1.15 (0.84-1.58) |
No | 17,330 (96.63) | 3930 (94.47) | 1 | |
 Excessive bleeding | Yes | 16,991 (94.74) | 3939 (94.69) | 1.55 (1.17-2.04) |
No | 939 (5.24) | 221 (5.31) | 1 | |
 Prolonged labour | Yes | 16,449 (91.72) | 3764 (90.48) | 1.05 (0.83-1.35) |
No | 1481 (8.26) | 396 (9.52) | 1 | |
 Obstructed labour | Yes | 16,141 (90) | 3721 (89.45) | 1.41 (1.11-1.78) |
No | 1789 (9.98) | 439 (10.55) | 1 | |
 Breach presentation | Yes | 435 (2.43) | 192 (4.62) | 2.37(1.63-3.43) |
No | 17,495 (97.55) | 3968 (95.38) | Â | |
Place of delivery | ||||
 Place of Delivery | Private | 7054 (39.33) | 2674 (64.28) | 3.79 (3.06-4.72) |
Public | 10,880 (60.67) | 1486 (35.72) | 1 | |