Table 3 Multivariate analysis of the factors associated with elective cesarean section for primiparous women
Model 1 (n = 578) | Model 2 (n = 578) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
Attitude towards intimate partner violence (reference = violence justified) | ||||
Violence not justified | 0.962 | 0.499; 1.852 | ||
Education level (reference = secondary) | ||||
Primary or less | 2.318 | 0.647; 8.301 | ||
Tertiary | 0.764 | 0.399; 1.462 | ||
Ownership of mobile phone (reference = has her own mobile phone) | ||||
Does not have her own mobile phone | 2.321 | 0.734; 7.337 | ||
Number of antenatal care visits (reference = 4 to 7) | ||||
3 or fewer | 0.543 | 0.261; 1.130 | 0.431** | 0.189; 0.982 |
8 or more | 1.517 | 0.850; 2.705 | 1.628 | 0.924; 2.869 |
Age at delivery (reference = 20-34 years) | ||||
15-19 | 0.615 | 0.211; 1.791 | 0.523 | 0.191; 1.428 |
35-49 | 4.654** | 2.053; 10.553 | 4.024** | 1.538; 10.528 |
Place of delivery (reference = public sector) | ||||
Private sector | 2.265 | 0.647; 7.932 | 2.422 | 0.661; 8.876 |
Perceived size of newborn (reference = average) | ||||
Larger than average | 4.270** | 2.249; 8.106 | 4.410** | 2.241; 8.681 |
Smaller than average | 1.159 | 0.468; 2.874 | 1.178 | 0.490; 2.835 |
Household quintile of wealth (reference = middle) | ||||
Poorest | 1.480 | 0.546; 4.012 | 0.957 | 0.332; 2.757 |
Poor | 1.933 | 0.757; 4.937 | 1.970 | 0.723; 5.367 |
Rich | 1.442 | 0.538; 3.864 | 1.629 | 0.572; 4.640 |
Richest | 2.044 | 0.763; 5.472 | 2.780 | 0.903; 8.553 |
Ethnicity of household head (reference = Kinh, Hoa) | ||||
Ethnic minority | 1.029 | 0.504; 2.102 | 0.991 | 0.453; 2.170 |
Place of residence (reference = rural) | ||||
Urban | 1.089 | 0.554; 2.140 | 0.988 | 0.491; 1.990 |
Region (reference = North-Central) | ||||
Red River Delta | 0.344** | 0.172; 0.689 | 0.361** | 0.173; 0.755 |
North Midlands | 1.224 | 0.592; 2.529 | 1.406 | 0.668; 2.960 |
Central Highlands | 0.478 | 0.212; 1.078 | 0.486 | 0.198; 1.191 |
Southeast | 0.638 | 0.264; 1.545 | 0.511 | 0.197; 1.331 |
Mekong River Delta | 0.282** | 0.113; 0.705 | 0.259** | 0.103; 0.652 |