Table 5 Crude odds ratio of factors associated with poor perception of caesarean section among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic
Maternal characteristics | Crude Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence interval | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of Pregnant woman in years | |||
 19 and below | 2.5 | 1.0–6.5 | 0.06 |
 20–24 | 1.5 | 0.7–3.1 | 0.3 |
 25–29 | 1.1 | 0.5–2.1 | 0.8 |
 30–34 | 0.6 | 0.3–1.3 | 0.2 |
 35 and above | – |  |  |
Highest Level of formal Education | |||
 No formal Education | 2.2 | 1.2–4.1 | 0.01 |
 Primary School | 2.7 | 1.3–5.7 | 0.01 |
 Junior Secondary School | 3.0 | 1.4–6.7 | 0.004 |
 Senior Secondary School | 2.3 | 1.2–4.4 | 0.01 |
 Vocational / Technical | 1.9 | 0.8–4.6 | 0.2 |
 Tertiary | – |  |  |
Occupation | |||
 Unemployed | – |  |  |
 Professional | 0.4 | 0.2–0.7 | 0.002 |
 Others example: artisans, traders etc | 0.7 | 0.4–1.2 | 0.2 |
Number of children (Parity) | |||
 None | – |  |  |
 One | 0.4 | 0.2–0.7 | 0.002 |
 Two | 0.4 | 0.2–0.8 | 0.01 |
 Three | 0.3 | 0.2–0.8 | 0.01 |
 Four and above | 1.0 | 0.4–2.8 | 0. 9 |
Willingness to undergo CS if the need be | |||
 Yes | – |  |  |
 No or undecided | 4.4 | 2.4–8.3 | 0.0001 |
Is there any facility you would avoid for child delivery | |||
 No | – |  |  |
 Yes | 0.3 | 0.2–0.60 | 0.0003 |
Having traditional or cultural belief on choice of delivery method | |||
 No traditional or cultural belief | – |  |  |
 Have a traditional or cultural belief | 0.4 | 0.2–0.9 | 0.02 |
Preference of planned caesarean section versus vaginal delivery | |||
 Prefer planned caesarean section | – |  |  |
 Prefer Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 7.3 | 3.7–14.4 | 0.0001 |
Study site: Currently attending Antenatal clinic in a regional versus district hospital | |||
 Regional (Upper West regional hospital, Wa) | 2.0 | 1.3–3.0 | 0.002 |
 District (St Joseph’s hospital, Jirapa) | – |  |  |
History of a previous caesarean section | |||
 No previous caesarean section | 3.5 | 2.1–5.7 | 0.0001 |
 Had a previous caesarean section | – |  |  |
Preferred mode of delivery | |||
 Caesarean section | – |  |  |
 Vaginal delivery | 3.7 | 1.8–7.8 | 0.0004 |