Table 4.
Sociodemographic predictors of caesarean section among respondents
| Variables | Mode of delivery | cOR (95% CI), p-value | aOR (95% CI), p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SVD (290) n (%) | CS(28) n (%) | |||
| Age At Delivery (unit) | ||||
| < 30 | 211(93.4) | 15(6.6) | Ref | Ref |
| 30 + | 79(85.9) | 13(14.1) | 2.31(1.05–5.08), 0.036 | 2.27(1.01–5.12), 0.048 |
| Educational level | ||||
| no formal education | 106(92.2) | 9(7.8) | Ref | |
| formal education | 184(90.6) | 19(9.4) | 1.22(0.53–2.78), 0.643 | |
| Husband’s Educational Level | ||||
| no formal education | 123(92.5) | 10(7.5) | Ref | |
| formal education | 167(90.3) | 18(9.7) | 1.33(0.59–2.97), 0.494 | |
| Occupation | ||||
| no employment | 44(89.8) | 5(10.2) | Ref | |
| employed | 246(91.5) | 23(8.5) | 0.82(0.30–2.28), 0.707 | |
| Husband’s Occupation | ||||
| none civil servant | 250(90.6) | 26(9.4) | Ref | |
| civil servant | 40(95.2) | 2(4.8) | 0.48(0.11–2.10), 0.331 | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Others (akan, ewe, guan) | 38(88.4) | 5(11.6) | Ref | |
| Mole Dagbani | 252(91.6) | 23(8.4) | 0.69(0.25- 1.93), 0.484 | |
| Marital Status | ||||
| single | 83(92.2) | 7(7.8) | Ref | |
| married | 206(90.8) | 21(9.2) | 1.21(0.50–2.95), 0.677 | |
| Religion | ||||
| Islam | 260(90.9) | 26(9.1) | Ref | |
| Christian | 27(93.1) | 2(6.9) | 0.74(0.17–3.29), 0.693 | |
| Residence | ||||
| urban | 188(89.1) | 23(10.9) | Ref | Ref |
| rural | 99(96.1) | 4(3.9) | 0.33(0.11–0.98), 0.046 | 0.31(0.10–0.92), 0.036 |
| Type of Family | ||||
| Nuclear | 198(89.6) | 23(10.4) | Ref | |
| Extended | 92(94.9) | 5(5.1) | 0.47(0.17–1.27), 0.136 | |
| Number of Household | ||||
| 1–6 | 165(90.7) | 17(9.3) | Ref | |
| 7 + | 125(91.9) | 11(8.1) | 0.85(0.39–1.89), 0.697 | |
| Maternal Income (GH₵) | ||||
| none | 50(89.3) | 6(10.7) | Ref | |
| 10 + | 240(91.6) | 22(8.4) | 0.76(0.29–1.98), 0.580 | |
| Husband Income (GH₵) | ||||
| can’t tell | 84(93.3) | 6(6.7) | Ref | |
| 100 + | 206(90.4) | 22(9.6) | 1.50(0.59–3.82), 0.400 | |
| Monthly Household Expenditure (GH₵) | ||||
| ≤ 1000 | 130(89.7) | 15(10.3) | Ref | |
| 1001 + | 160(92.5) | 13(7.5) | 0.70(0.32–1.53), 0.377 | |
| NHIS status | ||||
| no | 14(93.3) | 1(6.7) | Ref | |
| yes | 276(91.1) | 27(8.9) | 1.37(0.17–10.82), 0.766 | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| low | 178(90.4) | 19(9.6) | Ref | |
| high | 112(92.6) | 9(7.4) | 0.75(0.33–1.72), 0.501 | |