Association between maternal mortality and caesarean section in Ethiopia: a national cross-sectional study

Table 6 The correlation coefficient for maternal mortality ratios and caesarean section rates among Ethiopian regions, 2015

MMRs in Ethiopian regions	CS rates in Ethiopian regions
MMRs in Ethiopian regions	AA	Afar	Amhara	BG	DD	Gambella	Harari	Oromia	SNNP	Somali	Tigray	Total
AA	-0.25
Afar		-0.43
Amhara			0.43 *
BG				0.93
DD					0.11
Gambella						- ^a
Harari							0.19
Oromia								-0.08
SNNP									0.17
Somali										-0.03
Tigray											0.47 *
Total												-0.03

The correlation coefficient for MMRs and CS rates for each region were worked out by using the magnitude of both parameters of the regions. Overall correlation coefficient was calculated using the magnitude of the national MMR and CS rate and the numbers represent Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r)
AA Addis Ababa, BG Benishangil Gumuz, DD Dire Dawa, SNNP Southern Nations, Nationalities and People, MMR Maternal Mortality Ratio, CS Caesarean Section
* Pearson’s correlation coefficient p < 0.01
^a Observations are insufficient to generate correlation coefficient

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