Table 2 Bivariate analysis on the characteristics associated with cesarean delivery in public and private hospitals
Variables | Private | Public | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cesarean delivery | PR (95 % CI) | Cesarean delivery | PR (95 % CI) | |||
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||
Maternal age | ||||||
<20 years | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | 0.95 (0.79 - 1.16) | 52 (21.8) | 187 (78.2) | 0.67 (0.52 - 0.87) |
≥20 years | 261 (86.4) | 41 (13.6) | 253 (32.4) | 527 (67.6) | ||
Parity | ||||||
Primiparous | 163 (86.2) | 26 (13.8) | 1.00 (0.92 - 1.10) | 160 (33.2) | 322 (66.8) | 1.23 (1.02 - 1.48) |
Multiparous | 117 (86.0) | 19 (14.0) | 145 (27.0) | 392 (73.0) | ||
Maternal educational level | ||||||
≤8 years | 19 (82.6) | 4 (17.4) | 0.95 (0.79 - 1.16) | 125 (25.8) | 360 (74.2) | 0.76 (0.63 - 0.93) |
>8 years | 261 (86.4) | 41 (13.6) | 180 (337) | 354 (66.3) | ||
Working outside of the home | ||||||
Yes | 177 (89.4) | 21 (10.6) | 1.10 (1.00-1.21) | 85 (37.4) | 142 (62.6) | 1.35 (1.10 - 1.65) |
No | 103 (81.1) | 24 (18.9) | 220 (27.8) | 572 (72.2) | ||
Maternal skin color | ||||||
White | 79 (87.8) | 11 (12.2) | 1.03 (0.94 - 1.13) | 63 (40.6) | 92 (59.4) | 1.45 (1.17 - 1.81) |
Black or brown | 201 (85.5) | 34 (14.5) | 242 (28.0) | 622 (72.0) | ||
Family income | ||||||
<2 minimum monthly salaries | 20 (76.9) | 6 (23.1) | 0.88 (0.71 - 1.09) | 182 (26.5) | 521 (73.5) | 0.70 (0.58 - 0.85) |
≥2 minimum monthly salaries | 260 (87.0) | 39 (13.0) | 117 (37.7) | 193 (62.3) | ||
Living with the child’s father | ||||||
Yes | 259 (85.5) | 44 (14.5) | 0.90 (0.81 - 1.00) | 261 (31.0) | 581 (69.0) | 1.25 (0.95 -1.64) |
No | 21 (95.5) | 1 (4.5) | 44 (24.9) | 133 (75.1) | ||
Prenatal care | ||||||
<6 consultations | 7 (70.0) | 3 (30.0) | 0.80 (0.54 - 1.22) | 87 (25.4) | 255 (74.6) | 0.79 (0.64 - 0.98) |
≥6 consultations | 273 (86.7) | 42 (13.3) | 218 (32.2) | 459 (67.8) | ||
Prenatal care in the private network | ||||||
Yes | 279 (86.4) | 44 (13.6) | 1.73 (0.43 - 6.91) | 43 (50.0) | 43 (50.0) | 1.77 (1.40 - 2.24) |
No | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 250 (28.2) | 636 (71.8) | ||
Prenatal care at the place of childbirth | ||||||
Yes | 41 (82.0) | 9 (18.0) | 0.94 (0.82 - 1.08) | 47 (38.2) | 76 (61.8) | 1.32 (1.03 - 1.69) |
No | 239 (86.9) | 36 (13.1) | 246 (29.0) | 603 (71.0) | ||
Hospital complexity | ||||||
Low | 280 (86.2) | 45 (13.8) | --------- | 259 (27.9) | 668 (72.1) | 0.56 (0.44 - 0.70) |
High | ------ | ------ | 46 (50.0) | 46 (50.0) | ||
Day of delivery | ||||||
Between Wednesday and Friday | 129 (88.4) | 17 (11.6) | 1.05 (0.96 - 1.14) | 153 (31.7) | 330 (68.3) | 1.12 (0.93 - 1.35) |
Other days | 151 (84.4) | 28 (15.6) | 152 (28.4) | 384 (71.6) | ||
Number of deliveries | ||||||
<8 deliveries in 24 hours | 280 (86.2) | 45 (13.8) | --------- | 171 (34.5) | 324 (65.5) | 1.33 (1.12 - 1.63) |
≥8 deliveries in 24 hours | ------ | ------ | 134 (25.6) | 390 (74.4) | ||
Birth weight | ||||||
<2500 grams | 9 (81.8) | 2 (18.2) | 0.95 (0.72 - 1.26) | 17 (30.9) | 38 (69.1) | 1.03 (0.69 - 1.55) |
≥2500 grams | 271 (86.3) | 43 (13.7) | 288 (29.9) | 676 (70.1) | ||
Twinning | ||||||
Yes | ------ | ------ | --------- | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) | 1.93 (1.22 - 3.07) |
No | 280 (86.2) | 45 (13.8) | 297 (29.6) | 708 (70.4) | ||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 140 (85.4) | 24 (14.6) | 0.98 (0.90 - 1.07) | 167 (30.1) | 388 (69.9) | 1.01 (0.84 - 1.22) |
Female | 140 (87.0) | 21 (13.0) | 138 (29.7) | 326 (70.3) | ||