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Table 2 Proportion of women who delivered through C-section according to baseline characteristics

From: Patterns of caesarean section in HIV infected and non-infected women in Malawi: is caesarean section used for PMTCT?

Item

All Women

(n = 62,033)

Women with unknown HIV status (n = 5741)

HIV negative women

n = 33,099)

HIV positive women

n = 23,193

Year of admission

2010

15.2 (14.2–16.3)

17.2 (14.3–20.7)

15.1 (13.9–16.4)

13.7 (12.8–14.6)

2011

13.7 (12.9–14.5)

13.4 (11.7–15.4)

13.8 (12.9–14.9)

13.3 (12.5–14.1)

2012

13.4 (12.8–13.9)

18.2 (16.6–20.1)

12.8 (12.2–13.5)

9.6 (8.8–10.5)

2013

13.8 (13.3–14.4)

18.1 (16.2–20.1)

13.5 (12.9–14.1)

11.0 (10.2–11.9)

Maternal complication

None

6.6 (6.3–6.9)

6.3 (6.1–6.6)

6.8 (6.6–6.9)

5.1 (4.8–5.4)

Hemorrhage

29.5 (26.5–32.8)

34.7 (32.0–37.6)

30.2 (28.7–31.7)

19.0 (16.4–22.0)

OPL

68.2 (65.8–70.4)

68.0 (65.9–70.0)

69.2 (68.2–70.1)

60.9 (58.0–63.6)

Preeclampsia

60.2 (55.0–65.2)

64.8 (60.4–69.1)

61.2 (58.7–63.6)

39.3 (32.3–46.8)

Sepsis

16.5 (7.3–33.3)

5.1 (2.1–11.5)

30.7 (23.4–39.2)

6.0 (2.2–14.9)

RU

87.4 (78.5–93.0)

84.7 (78.6–89.4)

90.7 (87.6–93.1)

72.3 (60.2–81.9)

Unspecified

75.7 (73.5–77.8)

77.0 (75.3–78.6)

77.2 (76.3–78.0)

61.4 (58.7–64.1)

Unknown

33.0 (27.6–38.8)

31.9 (28.1–36.1)

36.6 (33.8–39.4)

20.6 (16.2–25.8)

Infant complication

None

12.4 (12.0–12.8)

13.9 (13.5–14.3)

12.3 (12.1–12.4)

11.2 (10.7–11.7)

Prematurity

17.0 (15.1–19.1)

21.7 (19.9–23.7)

16.1 (15.3–17.0)

15.2 (13.3–17.4)

LBW

20.8 (18.4–23.4)

16.1 (14.5–17.8)

23.0 (21.9–24.1)

18.0 (15.8–20.4)

Asphyxia

29.2 (26.7–31.8)

40.0 (37.5–42.5)

26.8 (25.8–27.8)

30.2 (27.0–33.6)

Unspecified

32.4 (29.5–35.5)

36.8 (34.2–39.5)

31.8 (30.6–33.1)

29.2 (25.9–32.7)

Unknown

15.7 (12.9–19.1)

15.5 (12.5–19.0)

31.2 (29.1–33.4)

2.7 (2.1–3.5)

No of previous deliveries

0

16.3 (15.5–17.1)

16.2 (15.5–16.9)

16.2 (16.0–16.5)

18.7 (17.3–20.3)

1

14.2 (13.3–15.0)

15.9 (15.1–16.8)

14.0 (13.7–14.3)

12.6 (11.6–13.6)

2–3

13.3 (12.6–14.0)

17.8 (17.0–18.5)

12.7 (12.5–13.0)

11.6 (11.0–12.3)

> 3

11.2 (10.5–12.1)

13.8 (13.0–14.6)

11.0 (10.7–11.3)

9.9 (9.2–10.6)

Unknown

17.4 (14.1–21.3)

20.2 (18.0–22.7)

16.2 (14.6–17.9)

14.3 (10.4–19.3)

Age in years

< 20

14.3 (13.5–15.1)

13.3 (12.6–14.0)

14.5 (14.2–14.8)

13.6 (12.0–15.5)

20–24

14.6 (13.9–15.4)

18.5 (17.8–19.3)

14.2 (13.9–14.4)

12.3 (11.4–13.2)

25–29

14.6 (13.8–15.5)

18.7 (17.8–19.6)

14.4 (14.1–14.7)

11.8 (11.1–12.6)

30–34

12.1 (11.2–13.0)

13.7 (12.8–14.7)

11.8 (11.4–12.2)

11.9 (11.1–12.8)

> 34

12.6 (11.5–13.8)

15.3 (14.2–16.5)

12.2 (11.8–12.7)

11.9 (10.9–13.0)

Unknown

13.6 (11.1–16.4)

15.3 (13.6–17.3)

13.0 (11.9–14.1)

12.4 (9.3–16.3)

Singleton

Yes

13.7 (13.4–14.1)

16.0 (15.7–16.4)

13.6 (13.4–13.7)

11.7 (11.3–12.2)

No

20.4 (17.9–23.0)

19.7 (17.8–21.8)

20.4 (19.5–21.4)

20.8 (18.2–23.4)

ARVs during pregnancy

None

11.7 (11.1–12.3)

N/A

11.7 (11.1–12.3)

<4wks

12.4 (11.3–13.7)

12.4 (11.3–13.7)

≥4wks

12.5 (11.9–13.2)

12.5 (11.9–13.3)

HIV- & Unknown

14.1 (13.7–14.6)

N/A

Facility ownership

Government

13.8 (13.4–14.2)

16.2 (15.8–16.5)

13.5 (13.4–13.7)

12.2 (11.8–12.7)

CHAM

15.3 (14.1–16.7)

16.6 (15.0–18.4)

15.7 (15.2–16.1)

11.3 (10.1–12.5)

Facility location

Rural

13.6 (13.4–13.7)

16.0 (15.6–16.4)

13.3 (13.1–13.4)

11.4 (10.9–11.9)

Urban

15.7 (15.4–16.0)

17.3 (16.3–18.3)

15.9 (15.5–16.2)

13.6 (12.9–14.4)

Totals

 

14.0 (13.6–14.4)

16.2 (15.1–17.3)

13.8 (13.3–14.2)

12.1 (9.1–15.1)

  1. OPL obstructed/prolonged labor, RU Ruptured Uterus, CHAM Christian Health Association of Malawi, LBW Low Birth Weight, aOR adjusted odds ratio, ARVs antiretrovirals