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Table 3 PAF for risk factors of caesarean delivery among Bangladeshi women of reproductive age

From: Associated factors and their individual contributions to caesarean delivery among married women in Bangladesh: analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey data

Risk Factors

Comparison Group

PAF(%)

Range (95% CI)

Lower

Upper

Body mass index

Normal or under (Ref.)

23.36

18.58

27.3

Overweight or obese

Age at first birth

<=20 years (Ref.)

18.97

15.46

21.82

More than 20 years

Wealth Index

Poor or middle (Ref.)

17.39

12.85

21.95

Rich

Husband’s education

Lower (Ref.)

15.99

12.15

19.12

Higher

Education

Lower (Ref.)

15.93

11.7

19.46

Higher

Residence

Rural (Ref.)

14.39

10.37

17.80

Urban

No. of children

More than 2(Ref.)

13.58

9.68

16.64

1–2

Division

Other than Dhaka (Ref.)

12.11

7.66

15.77

Dhaka

Baby’s birth weight

Normal (Ref.)

11.13

6.55

14.8

Large

Working status

Working outside (Ref.)

6.55

2.4

9.94

Housewife