Table 2.
C-section rates by region, urban/rural area and place of delivery, women having given birth within three years prior to the DHS surveys in 1997, 2003 and 2011, Mozambique (%)
| Region | 1997 (n = 3224)a | 2003 (n = 5411)a | 2011 (n = 6256)a | P value1 1 st vs 2 nd period | P value 2 2 nd vs 3 rd period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Overall | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.7 | 0.19 | <0.01 |
| Urban | 6.7 | 4.7 | 9.6 | <0.05 | <0.01 | |
| Rural | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | <0.05 | <0.01 | |
| P value 3 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| North | Overall | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.42 | <0.05 |
| Urban | 9.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | <0.05 | 0.42 | |
| Rural | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.28 | <0.01 | |
| P value 3 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| Central | Overall | 1.7 | 0.6 | 3.7 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
| Urban | 5.0 | 1.6 | 8.7 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |
| Rural | 1.0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |
| P value 3 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| South | Overall | 4.0 | 4.5 | 8.3 | 0.51 | <0.01 |
| Urban | 6.9 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 0.73 | <0.01 | |
| Rural | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.46 | <0.01 | |
| P value 3 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||
| Place of delivery | Home | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Public health center | 2.5 | 0.4 | 4.3 | <0.01 | <0.01 | |
| Public hospital | 6.6 | 9.8 | 12.6 | <0.05 | <0.05 | |
| Other | 0 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 0.36 | 0.07 |
aInformation on “whether a woman had or did not have C-section” was missing for 31 women in the 1997 survey and 3 women in 2003