Figure 1. Sociodemographic and obstetric factors associated with cesarean section‡.
Source: Mexican National Nutrition Survey, 2012. Note: ‡Adjusted logistic model. Estimates controlling for fixed effects by geographical region (Northwest, Northeast, Central-North, East, West, Central-South, Southwest, and Southeast). No statistically significant variables (p<0.10): 1–6 and 7–9 yrs. of schooling; Health Insurance; Indigenous (Ref.: Non-indigenous); Beneficiary of the Oportunidades program (Ref.: Non-beneficiary); Quantile of annual expenditure per resident: II–III; Urban and metropolitan area (Ref.: Rural); First prenatal consultation during the 1st trimester; Frequent prenatal care provider: Secretariat of Health and Private (Ref.: Social Security); Childbirth care provider: Secretariat of Health (Ref.: Social Security). Adjustment statistics: Akaike (AIC) = 8,159; Log likelihood = −4,042; Hosmer-Lemeshow χ2 = 12.8 (Prob> χ2 = 0.118).