Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression analysis for the association between cesarean section and selected sociodemographic factors using the 2017 PNDHS data

	COR	95% CI					p-value	AOR	95% CI					p-value
Mother’s age (years)
15–24	1.00							1.00
25–34	1.70	(1.41 -2.04)					< 0.001	1.96	(1.60-2.40)					< 0.001
≥ 35	2.61	(2.15 -3.17)					< 0.001	3.99	(3.14 -5.08)					< 0.001
Mother’s education
Primary/below	1.00							1.00
Secondary	1.26	(0.99 -1.62)					0.062	1.01	(0.77 -1.29)					0.982
Higher	2.64	(2.07 -3.37)					< 0.001	1.37	(1.04 -1.80)					0.024
Mother’s occupation
Not working	1.00							1.00
Working	1.25	(1.09 -1.42)					0.001	0.93	(0.81 -1.08)					0.336
Household wealth status
Poor	1.00							1.00
Middle	1.76	(1.46 -2.13)					< 0.001	1.45	(1.19 -1.77)					< 0.001
Rich	2.89	(2.48 -3.37)					< 0.001	1.95	(1.63 -2.34)					< 0.001
Birth Order
1	1.75	(1.43-2.14)					< 0.001	2.97	(2.31-3.81)					< 0.001
2–3	1.78	(1.46-2.17)					< 0.001	2.04	(1.64-2.54)					< 0.001
≥ 4	1.00							1.00
Time of initial ANC visit
First trimester	2.17	(1.79 -2.64)					< 0.001	1.98	(1.41 -2.79)					< 0.001
Second/third trimester	1.59	(1.26-2.00)					< 0.001	1.94	(1.40-2.70)					< 0.001
Don’t know	1.00							1.00
Frequency of ANC visit
< 4	1.00							1.00
≥ 4	1.82	(1.55 -2.15)					< 0.001	0.99	(0.74 -1.32)					0.942
Place of delivery
Public Health facility	1.00							1.00
Private Health Institution	1.28	(1.11 -1.48)					< 0.001	0.90	(0.77 -1.05)					0.166

COR: crude odds ratio; AOR: adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; 1.00: Reference category; ANC: antenatal care