Table 3.
Comparison of delivery mode in maternal age groups before and after HSTP.
| Age group of mothers | Before HSTP | After HSTP | p Value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | CS | Total | NVD | CS | Total | ||||||||
| Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | Frequency | Percentage | ||
| Missing data | 28 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.4 | 11 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.2 | ‐ |
| <15 | 21 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.2 | 27 | 0.4 | 26 | 0.4 | 4 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.3 | 0.378 |
| 16–20 | 671 | 15.5 | 232 | 7.2 | 903 | 12.0 | 975 | 14.9 | 204 | 4.9 | 1179 | 11.0 | <0.0001 |
| 21–25 | 1313 | 30.3 | 710 | 22.1 | 2023 | 26.8 | 1930 | 29.4 | 832 | 20.2 | 2762 | 25.8 | <0.0001 |
| 26–30 | 1253 | 29.0 | 975 | 30.3 | 2228 | 29.5 | 1891 | 28.8 | 1311 | 31.8 | 3202 | 30.0 | 0.039 |
| 31–35 | 694 | 16.0 | 792 | 24.6 | 1486 | 19.7 | 1156 | 17.6 | 1121 | 27.2 | 2277 | 21.3 | 0.015 |
| 36–40 | 285 | 6.6 | 397 | 12.4 | 682 | 9.0 | 468 | 7.1 | 537 | 13.0 | 1005 | 9.4 | 0.053 |
| >40 | 62 | 1.4 | 98 | 3.0 | 160 | 2.1 | 105 | 1.6 | 108 | 2.6 | 213 | 2.0 | 0.04 |
Abbreviations: CS, cesarean section; HSTP, health system transformation plan; NVD, normal vaginal delivery.