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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by mode of delivery

From: Social determinants of delivery mode in Jiangsu, China

 

Rural

Urban

All

P

VD

CD

VD

CD

VD

CD

Total

440(46.5)

506(53.5)

175(41.8)

244(58.2)

615(45.1)

750 (54.9)

 

Maternal age at delivery (yrs)

 < 35

380(86.4)

445(87.9)

161(92.0)

224(91.8)

541(88.0)

669(89.2)

0.475*

 ≥ 35

60(13.6)

61(12.1)

14(8.0)

20(8.2)

74(12.0)

81(10.8)

 

Type of residence

 Rural

440(71.5)

506(67.5)

 

 Urban

175(28.5)

244(32.5)

 

Region

 South Jiangsu

209(47.5)

249(49.2)

107(61.1)

119(48.8)

316(51.4)

368(49.1)

0.002*

 Middle Jiangsu

77(17.5)

116(22.9)

12(6.9)

46(18.9)

89(14.5)

162(21.6)

 

 North Jiangsu

154(35.0)

141(27.9)

56(32.0)

79(32.4)

210(34.1)

220(29.3)

 

Household income per capital

 Income level 1

104(23.6)

92(18.2)

24(13.7)

32(13.1)

128(20.8)

124(16.5)

0.005*

 Income level 2

226(51.4)

228(45.1)

60(34.3)

87(35.7)

286(46.5)

315(42.0)

 

 Income level 3

95(21.6)

150(29.6)

66(37.7)

87(35.7)

161(26.2)

237(31.6)

 

 Income level 4

15(3.4)

36(7.1)

25(14.3)

38(15.6)

40(6.5)

74(9.9)

 

Mother’s education

 No formal education

17(3.9)

14(2.8)

1(0.6)

0(0.0)

18(2.9)

14(1.9)

0.236*

 Primary

54(12.3)

51(10.1)

3(1.7)

2(0.8)

57(9.3)

53(7.1)

 

 Secondary

291(66.1)

359(70.9)

65(37.1)

83(34.0)

356(57.9)

442(58.9)

 

 College and above

78(17.7)

82(16.2)

106(60.6)

159(65.2)

184(29.9)

241(32.1)

 

Health insurance

 None

11(2.5)

18(3.6)

17(9.7)

20(8.2)

28(4.6)

38(5.1)

0.095**

 UEBMI

62(14.1)

86(17.0)

122(69.7)

172(70.5)

184(29.9)

258(34.4)

 

 URBMI

30(6.8)

26(5.1)

30(17.1)

41(16.8)

60(9.8)

67(8.9)

 

 NCMS

244(55.5)

301(59.5)

6(3.4)

9(3.7)

250(40.7)

310(41.3)

 

 URCMI

90(20.5)

73(14.4)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

90(14.6)

73(9.7)

 

 CMI

3(0.7)

2(0.4)

0(0.0)

2(0.8)

3(0.5)

4(0.5)

 

Children ever born

 0

278(63.2)

320(63.2)

146(83.4)

213(87.3)

424(68.9)

533(71.1)

0.394*

  ≥ 1

162(36.8)

186(36.8)

29(16.6)

31(12.7)

191(31.1)

217(28.9)

 

Number of Prenatal care

  < 5

104(23.6)

87(17.2)

16(9.1)

16(6.6)

120(19.5)

103(13.7)

0.004*

  ≥ 5

336(76.4)

419(82.8)

159(90.9)

228(93.4)

495(80.5)

647(86.3)

 

Delivery institution

 Primary institution

168(38.2)

192(37.9)

13(7.4)

25(10.2)

181(29.4)

217(28.9)

0.841*

 Secondary and above

272(61.8)

314(62.1)

162(92.6)

219(89.8)

434(70.6)

533(71.1)

 
  1. VD Vaginal Delivery, CD Cesarean Delivery, UEBMI Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance, URBMI Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance, URCMI Urban and Rural Residents Cooperative Medical Insurance, NCMS New Cooperative Medical Scheme, CMI Commercial Medical Insurance
  2. Data shown is number (percentage) for all variables
  3. *P value is based on Chi-square test which was used to determine whether there is a significant difference on related variable between rural and urban women undergoing CD
  4. **P value is based on Fishers exact test which was used to determine whether there is a significant difference on related variable between rural and urban women undergoing CD