Table 3 Prevalence of elective and emergency c-section deliveries and estimates from multivariable logistic regression analysis by background characteristics in Bangladesh, 2017–18
Background characteristics | Elective c-section | Emergency c-section | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% | AOR [95% CI] | % | AOR [95% CI] | |
Women’s age (in years) | ||||
15–19 | 12.1 | Ref | 18.4 | Ref |
20–24 | 19.4 | 1.23(0.87 -1.73) | 15.1 | 1.04(0.74 -1.44) |
25–29 | 19.3 | 0.83(0.53 -1.28) | 12.2 | 1.43(0.91 -2.23) |
30–49 | 22.4 | 0.89(0.53 -1.50) | 11.1 | 1.65(0.95 -2.86) |
Women’s educational level | ||||
Not educated | 7.8 | Ref | 8.7 | Ref |
Primary | 9.1 | 0.86(0.48 -1.56) | 8.8 | 0.71(0.40 -1.27) |
Secondary | 18.5 | 1.03(0.58 -1.83) | 15.6 | 0.63(0.36 -1.11) |
Higher | 39.1 | 1.44(0.78 -2.69) | 20.6 | 0.44**(0.24 -0.83) |
Women’s work status | ||||
Not working | 21.5 | Ref | 15.8 | Ref |
Working | 13.8 | 0.59***(0.50 -0.68) | 11.2 | 0.70**(0.59 -0.83) |
Women’s Mass media exposure | ||||
No Exposure | 7.5 | Ref | 9.6 | Ref |
Exposure | 24.7 | 1.32**(1.02 -1.72) | 16.5 | 0.94(0.72 -1.22) |
Women’s Body Mass Index | ||||
Underweight | 13.0 | 1.06(0.79 -1.41) | 12.7 | 0.92(0.69 -1.24) |
Normal | 16.4 | Ref | 12.8 | Ref |
Overweight or Obese | 31.8 | 1.21(0.97 -1.51) | 18.5 | 1.05(0.83 -1.33) |
Partner’s education | ||||
No Education | 8.1 | Ref | 10.1 | Ref |
Primary | 10.9 | 0.99(0.66 -1.48) | 11.2 | 0.75(0.5 -1.11) |
Secondary | 19.7 | 1.10(0.73 -1.67) | 15.6 | 0.72(0.48 -1.07) |
Higher | 40.0 | 1.46(0.92 -2.32) | 20.0 | 0.60(0.38 -1.05) |
Partner’s occupation | ||||
Unemployed | 18.5 | Ref | 13.5 | Ref |
Professional/Technical/Managerial | 39.7 | 0.89(0.43 -1.86) | 22.6 | 1.38(0.65 -2.93) |
Sales | 24.0 | 1.39(0.69 -2.81) | 13.7 | 0.81(0.39 -1.66) |
Agricultural | 10.9 | 1.20(0.58 -2.47) | 9.9 | 1.09(0.53 -2.25) |
Services | 17.9 | 1.16(0.57 -2.38) | 17.0 | 1.34(0.65 -2.75) |
Skilled And Unskilled | 15.9 | 1.01(0.51 -2.01) | 13.6 | 1.17(0.59 -2.35) |
Women’s age at first birth (in years) | ||||
< 18 | 12.6 | Ref | 12.2 | Ref |
18–20 | 18.1 | 1.14(0.88 -1.47) | 13.7 | 0.90(0.69 -1.18) |
21–24 | 27.6 | 1.58***(1.14 -2.2) | 17.9 | 0.77(0.54 -1.1) |
> 25 | 46.1 | 2.75***(1.67 -4.55) | 21.4 | 0.53**(0.31 -0.92) |
Birth order | ||||
First | 18.8 | Ref | 21.5 | Ref |
2nd order | 23.2 | 2.58***(1.94 -3.43) | 11.2 | 0.39***(0.29 -0.54) |
3 or more | 13.5 | 2.67***(1.75 -4.05) | 7.3 | 0.29***(0.18 -0.45) |
ANC visits | ||||
No visit | 3.4 | Ref | 2.6 | Ref |
1–3 visits | 12.8 | 1.23(0.54 -2.81) | 10.9 | 1.57(0.65 -3.77) |
4 or more | 27.3 | 1.51(0.66 -3.47) | 19.6 | 1.78(0.74 -4.3) |
Multiple births | ||||
Single | 18.2 | Ref | 14.2 | Ref |
Multiple | 40.9 | 1.55(0.74 -3.25) | 9.2 | 0.84(0.35 -1.99) |
Place of delivery | ||||
Public | 18.9 | Ref | 16.3 | Ref |
Private | 45.3 | 2.91***(2.31 -3.65) | 33.3 | 3.23***(2.5 -4.17) |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 6.0 | Ref | 7.0 | Ref |
Poorer | 10.6 | 1.12(0.74 -1.7) | 11.7 | 1.22(0.82 -1.81) |
Middle | 14.7 | 1.05(0.69 -1.59) | 16.2 | 1.33(0.89 -2) |
Richer | 22.9 | 1.22(0.8 -1.85) | 15.3 | 0.99(0.65 -1.51) |
Richest | 40.5 | 1.64**(1.04 -2.6) | 21.0 | 1.09(0.68 -1.73) |
Place of residence | ||||
Urban | 27.0 | 0.92(0.74 -1.15) | 16.9 | 0.90(0.71 -1.13) |
Rural | 15.7 | Ref | 13.1 | Ref |
Division | ||||
Barisal | 14.3 | Ref | 10.2 | Ref |
Chittagong | 15.1 | 0.62**(0.41 -0.93) | 11.0 | 0.98(0.63 -1.52) |
Dhaka | 25.6 | 0.95(0.64 -1.42) | 17.1 | 1.17(0.76 -1.81) |
Khulna | 23.7 | 0.91(0.61 -1.38) | 19.0 | 1.32(0.85 -2.04) |
Mymensingh | 13.7 | 0.91(0.58 -1.4) | 12.3 | 1.31(0.83 -2.09) |
Rajshahi | 18.7 | 0.81(0.53 -1.23) | 16.9 | 1.29(0.83 -2.02) |
Rangpur | 15.7 | 0.67(0.44 -1.04) | 12.2 | 0.94(0.59 -1.5) |
Sylhet | 12.6 | 0.86(0.55 -1.34) | 10.0 | 1.27(0.79 -2.04) |