Table-III.

Preferred delivery mode according to descriptive characteristics of women (n=423).

Descriptive Characteristics	Preferred delivery mode
	Vaginal		Cesarean		Total		x 2 /p
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age (years)
Total	261	61.7	162	38.3	423	100.0
18- 22	72	75.0	24	25.0	96	100.0
23- 27	93	58.1	67	41.9	160	100.0	x²=11.618
28- 32	61	58.1	44	41.9	105	100.0	p=0.020
33- 37	29	1.7	18	38.3	47	100.0
38- 42	6	40.0	9	60.0	15	100.0
Education
Illiterate	88	62.9	52	37.1	140	100.0
Primary school	96	68.1	45	31.9	141	100.0	x²=5.939
High School	49	55.1	40	44.9	89	100.0	p=0.115
University	28	52.8	25	47.2	53	100.0
Employment
Employed	24	49.0	25	51.0	49	100.0	x²=3.212*
Unemployed	237	63.4	137	36.6	374	100.0	p=0.073

^* Yates correction was made.