Table 5 Factors that influence obstetricians’ decisions to adopt a specific surgical method in managing uterine rupture (doctors gave multiple answers), N (%) = 79 (100.00)
From: Evaluation of obstetricians’ surgical decision making in the management of uterine rupture
Item | N (%) |
|---|---|
Patient’s clinical presentation | 69 (87.3) |
Physician’s surgical skill | 67 (84.8) |
Patient’s parity | 62 (78.5) |
Number of living children | 61 (77.2) |
Previous cesarean scar | 42 (53.2) |
Desire for more children | 40 (50.6) |
Maternal age | 36 (45.6) |
Marital status | 35 (44.3) |
Previous myomectomy scar | 27 (34.2) |
Socioeconomic status | 19 (24.1) |
Level of antenatal care | 18 (22.8) |
Biblical injunction | 3 (3.8) |