Table 2 Crude and adjusted odd ratios of determinates of C-section delivery

  < 20

1.00

1.00

 20–24

1.06 (0.66–1.70)

0.825

1.05 (0.64–1.74)

0.839

 25–29

1.43 (0.91–2.24)

0.121

1.42 (0.83–2.43)

0.202

 30–34

1.81 (1.15–2.84)^a

0.010

2.16 (1.20–3.90)^a

0.010

 34 +

1.74 (1.10–2.77)^a

0.019

3.73 (1.45–5.17)^a

0.002

 No Education

1.00

1.00

 Primary

1.75 (1.18–2.59)^a

0.006

1.65 (1.08–2.51)^a

0.019

 Junior High school

2.79 (1.93–4.01)^a

< 0.001

1.79 (1.19–2.70)^a

0.005

 Senior High School and above

7.88 (5.28–11.76)^a

< 0.001

3.53 (2.17–5.73)^a

< 0.001

 Unemployed

1.00

1.00

 Farmer

1.08 (0.72–1.62)

0.706

1.01 (0.71–1.71)

0.678

 Artisan

2.37 (1.63–3.44)^a

< 0.001

1.48 (0.99–2.20)

0.055

 Trader

1.28 (0.91–1.80)

0.159

1.36 (0.95–1.95)

0.095

 Civil Servant

3.56 (1.86–6.83)^a

< 0.001

0.78 (0.38–1.59)

0.496

 Student

1.34 (0.89–2.02)

0.159

1.26 (0.77–2.05)

0.363

 Others

2.43 (1.23–4.81)^a

0.011

2.31 (1.10–4.85)^a

0.026

 Single

1.00

1.00

 Married

1.64 (1.21–2.22)^a

0.001

1.26 (0.851–1.85)

0.247

 Separated/Divorced

0.96 (0.41–2.27)

0.932

1.00 (0.37–2.27)

0.856

 Cohabiting

0.84 (0.63–1.11)

0.224

0.94 (0.66–1.32)

0.705

 Parity 1

1.00

1.00

 Parity 2

0.74 (0.55–0.99)^a

0.045

0.60 (0.43–0.83)^a

0.002

 Parity 3

0.57 (0.41–0.80)^a

0.001

0.37 (0.25–0.56)^a

< 0.001

 Parity 3+

0.51 (0.37–0.68)^a

<  0.001

0.35 (0.23–0.54)^a

< 0.001

 First trimester

1.00

1.00

 Second trimester

0.67 (0.52–0.85)^a

<  0.001

0.81 (0.63–1.05)

0.106

 Third trimester

0.15 (0.05–0.47)^a

<  0.001

0.24 (0.07–0.76)^a

0.015

 Poorest

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

1.12 (0.71–1.77)

0.627

1.36 (0.85–2.18)

0.205

 Middle

1.44 (0.93–2.23)

0.099

1.52 (0.97–2.37)

0.069

 Richer

2.15 (1.43–3.23)^a

<  0.001

1.83 (1.20–2.80)^a

0.005

 Richest

3.84 (2.62–5.63)^a

<  0.001

2.14 (1.43–3.20)^a

<  0.001

 Shai-Osudoku

1.00

1.00

 Ningo-Prampram

0.71 (0.56–0.88)^a

0.002

0.76 (0.59–0.96)^a

0.024

 No education/Primary

1.00

1.00

 Junior High School and above

2.65 (2.08–3.38)^a

<  0.001

1.45 (1.09–1.93)^a

0.010

 Female

1.00

1.00

 Male

1.29 (1.01–1.64)

0.038

 Low birth weight

1.00

 Normal birth weight

0.80 (0.48–1.34)

0.404

 Female

1.00

 Male

1.12 (0.89–1.41)

0.32