Table 2 Prevalence of c-section deliveries and estimates from multivariable logistic regression analysis by background characteristics in Bangladesh, 2017–18
Background characteristics | C-Section | AOR [95% CI] |
|---|---|---|
Women’s age (in years) | ||
15–19 | 30.5 | Ref |
20–24 | 34.5 | 1.16(0.82 -1.64) |
25–29 | 31.4 | 0.96(0.6 -1.53) |
30–49 | 33.6 | 1.28(0.73 -2.25) |
Women’s educational level | ||
Not educated | 16.4 | |
Primary | 17.9 | Ref |
Secondary | 34.1 | 0.64(0.35 -1.18) |
Higher | 59.7 | 0.66(0.34 -1.29) |
Women’s work status | ||
Not working | 37.3 | Ref |
Working | 25.1 | 0.58***(0.51 -0.65) |
Women’s mass media exposure | ||
No Exposure | 17.0 | Ref |
Exposure | 41.2 | 1.26(0.97 -1.64) |
Women’s Body Mass Index | ||
Underweight | 25.7 | 0.98(0.73 -1.31) |
Normal | 29.2 | Ref |
Overweight or Obese | 50.3 | 1.40**(1.08 -1.80) |
Partner’s education | ||
No Education | 18.2 | Ref |
Primary | 22.1 | 0.73(0.49 -1.1) |
Secondary | 35.4 | 0.78(0.52 -1.18) |
Higher | 60.0 | 0.96(0.59 -1.55) |
Partner’s occupation | ||
Unemployed | 32.0 | Ref |
Professional/Technical/Managerial | 62.3 | 1.20(0.56 -2.59) |
Sales | 37.7 | 1.13(0.55 -2.31) |
Agricultural | 20.8 | 1.27(0.61 -2.63) |
Services | 34.9 | 1.51(0.73 -3.12) |
Skilled And Unskilled | 29.5 | 1.12(0.56 -2.24) |
Women’s age at first birth (in years) | ||
< 18 | 24.8 | Ref |
18–20 | 31.8 | 1.04(0.8 -1.37) |
21–24 | 45.5 | 1.37(0.94 -1.98) |
> 25 | 67.5 | 2.17**(1.19 -3.95) |
Birth order | ||
First | 40.3 | Ref |
2nd order | 34.4 | 1.20(0.87 -1.64) |
3 or more | 20.8 | 0.87(0.55 -1.38) |
ANC visits | ||
No visit | 6.0 | Ref |
1–3 visits | 23.8 | 1.72(0.81 -3.67) |
4 or more | 46.9 | 2.47**(1.15 -5.28) |
Multiple births | ||
Single | 32.4 | Ref |
Multiple | 50.1 | 1.41(0.62 -3.19) |
Place of delivery | ||
Public | 35.2 | Ref |
Private | 78.6 | 6.74***(5.42 -8.38) |
Wealth quintile | ||
Poorest | 13.0 | Ref |
Poorer | 22.3 | 1.28(0.87 -1.9) |
Middle | 30.9 | 1.29(0.86 -1.93) |
Richer | 38.2 | 1.12(0.74 -1.69) |
Richest | 61.5 | 1.89***(1.18 -3.03) |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 43.8 | 0.83(0.65 -1.06) |
Rural | 28.7 | Ref |
Division | ||
Barisal | 24.5 | Ref |
Chittagong | 26.2 | 0.57**(0.37 -0.87) |
Dhaka | 42.7 | 1.13(0.72 -1.76) |
Khulna | 42.7 | 1.22(0.78 -1.92) |
Mymensingh | 26.1 | 1.17(0.72 -1.88) |
Rajshahi | 35.6 | 1.00(0.63 -1.58) |
Rangpur | 27.8 | 0.61**(0.38 -0.96) |
Sylhet | 22.6 | 1.10(0.68 -1.78) |