Table 3.
Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated with C-section delivery during the pandemic and pre-pandemic periods
| Variable | Pandemic period | Pre-pandemic period | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | 95% CI for OR | P value | AOR | 95% CI for OR | P value | ||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||||
| Maternal age (year) | 2.46 | 2.43 | 2.49 | .001 | 1.09 | 1.090 | 1.092 | .001 | |
| Gestational age (week) | 37–42 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| < 37 | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.60 | .001 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.60 | .001 | |
| > 42 | .60 | .53 | .69 | .001 | .74 | .64 | .84 | .001 | |
| Parity | .81 | .80 | .83 | .001 | .82 | .80 | .83 | .001 | |
| Abortion | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.24 | .001 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.13 | .001 | |
| Living child | .88 | .87 | .90 | .001 | .94 | .93 | .96 | .001 | |
| Birth weight (gr) | 2500–4000 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| < 2500 | 1.18 | 1.15 | 1.21 | .001 | 1.20 | 1.17 | 1.23 | .001 | |
| > 4000 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.43 | .001 | 1.42 | 1.37 | 1.46 | .001 | |
| Mother’s education | Illiterate | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Primary education | 1.04 | 1.02 | 1.07 | .001 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.25 | .001 | |
| Secondary education | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.08 | .001 | 1.98 | 1.93 | 2.03 | .001 | |
| Academic | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.05 | .050 | 3.04 | 2.96 | 3.12 | .001 | |
*P < 0.05 AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval