Table 4.
Percentages (numbers) of women induced according to type of birth in epidemiological sample of 5304 women in Pelotas, 1993
|
Vaginal deliveries
|
P value* |
Caesarean sections
|
P value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Induced | Not induced | Induced | Not induced | |||
| Family income (minimum salaries)† | ||||||
| 0-3 | 65.8 (918) | 66.2 (1461) | 0.8 | 54.3 (140) | 47.5 (631) | 0.02 |
| 3.1-6 | 23.1 (322) | 22.2 (490) | 26.7 (69) | 25.3 (336) | ||
| >6 | 11.1 (155) | 11.6 (257) | 19.0 (49) | 27.2 (362) | ||
| Maternal schooling (years) | ||||||
| 0-4 | 26.4 (379) | 34.6 (779) | 0 | 24.4 (64) | 28.0 (270) | 0.24 |
| 5-8 | 50.0 (715) | 47.1 (1061) | 40.0 (104) | 58.7 (568) | ||
| ⩾9 | 23.7 (339) | 18.3 (411) | 35.9 (94) | 13.4 (130) | ||
| No of antenatal visits | ||||||
| 0-4 | 18.2 (260) | 23.4 (526) | 0.001 | 10.3 (27) | 10.0 (130) | 0.9 |
| 5-9 | 58.3 (833) | 54.4 (1222) | 49.2 (129) | 49.3 (668) | ||
| 10-20 | 23.5 (335) | 22.2 (499) | 40.5 (106) | 41.1 (557) | ||
| Gestational risk | ||||||
| Low (0-2) | 24.0 (341) | 23.6 (531) | 0.76 | 29.4 (77) | 31.1 (423) | 0.01 |
| Medium (3-7) | 64.1 (918) | 63.4 (1427) | 64.9 (170) | 57.4 (779) | ||
| High (⩾8) | 12.1 (174) | 13.0 (292) | 5.7 (15) | 11.5 (156) | ||
*
χ2 test.
†
One minimum salary=$100 (£70).