Table 2 Distribution of the type of birth according to sociodemographic aspects at São Carlos, São Paulo, 2018
From: Antenatal care as a risk factor for caesarean section: a case study in Brazil
Sociodemographic variable | Type of birth | Statistic analysis 1 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Caesarean section | Vaginal | |||
Marital status | ||||
Stable union | 151 (59.07%) | 105 (40.93%) | OR = 1.34; CI = 1.13–1.59; p = 0.001 | 2568 (79.09%) |
No stable marital partnership | 345 (51.49%) | 325 (48.51%) | 670 (20.63%) | |
Not informed | 7 (77.78%) | 2 (22.22%) | - | 9 (0.28%) |
Age group (years) | ||||
< 20 | 78 (25.91%) | 223 (74.09%) | OR = 0.22; CI = 0.17–0.29; p = 0.000 | 301 (9.27%) |
20–34 | 1319 (58.13%) | 950 (41.87%) | OR = 1.08; CI = 0.93–1.26; p = 0.316 | 2269 (69.88%) |
> 34 | 472 (69.72%) | 205 (30.28%) | OR = 1.93; CI = 1.61–2.32; p = 0.000 | 677 (20.85%) |
Education (years of education) | ||||
< 8 | 153 (36.00%) | 272 (64.00%) | OR = 0.36; CI = 0.29–0.45; p = 0.000 | 425 (13.09%) |
8–11 | 1075 (56.22%) | 837 (43.78%) | OR = 0.87; CI = 0.76–1.01; p = 0.065 | 1912 (58.88%) |
> 11 | 637 (70.46%) | 267 (29.54%) | OR = 2.15; CI = 1.83–2.54; p = 0.000 | 904 (27.84%) |
Not informed | 4 (66.67%) | 2 (33.33%) | - | 6 (0.18%) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Caucasian | 1357 (61.37%) | 854 (38.63%) | OR = 1.63; CI = 1.40–1.89; p = 0.000 | 2211 (68.09%) |
Black | 84 (60.87%) | 54 (39.13%) | OR = 1.15; CI = 0.81–1.64; p = 0.422 | 138 (4.25%) |
Asian | 6 (66.67%) | 3 (33.33%) | OR = 1.47; CI – 0.31–9.14; p = 0.741 | 9 (0.28%) |
Brown | 414 (47.21%) | 463 (57.79%) | OR = 0.56; CI = 0.48–0.66; p = 0.000 | 877 (27.01%) |
Native people | 2 (33.33%) | 4 (66.67%) | OR = 0.37; CI = 0.03–2.57; p = 0.411 | 6 (0.18%) |
Not informed | 6 (100%) | 0 (0.00%) | - | 6 (0.18%) |
Total | 1869 (57.56%) | 1378 (42.44%) | 3247 | |