Table 1.

Percentage distributions of maternal, socio-demographic and other characteristics by type of delivery and their significance level in northern region of Bangladesh

Selected variables	Delivery type				P-Value
	Caesarean delivery		Non-Caesarean delivery
	N	%	N	%
Fetal Distress					0.829
No	588	57.2	440	42.8
Yes	64	56.1	50	43.9
Previous C-Section					<0.001
No	561	53.6	485	46.4
Yes	91	94.8	5	05.2
Multiple Birth					0.945
No	643	57.1	483	42.9
Yes	9	56.3	7	43.8
Pregnancy-Induced Breathing Difficulty					0.993
No	612	57.1	460	42.9
Yes	40	57.1	30	42.9
Prolonged Labour					<0.001
No	541	70.0	232	30.0
Yes	111	30.1	258	69.9
Mother’s Education					<0.001
Primary and below	147	44.8	181	55.2
Secondary	310	55.4	250	44.6
Higher	195	76.8	59	23.2
Mother’s Age: years					<0.001
<20	185	44.5	231	55.5
20–24	160	55.2	130	44.8
25–29	198	69.0	89	31.0
30+	109	73.2	40	26.8
Age at Marriage: years					<0.001
<18	344	50.3	340	49.7
18–22	188	61.2	119	38.8
23+	120	79.5	31	20.5
Order of Birth					0.062
1	369	54.7	306	45.3
2	199	62.6	119	37.4
3+	84	56.4	65	43.6
Length of Baby: cm					0.029
<45	457	55.1	372	44.9
45+	195	62.3	118	37.7
Weight of Baby: kg					0.894
<2.5	214	57.4	159	42.6
2.5+	438	57.0	331	43.0
Head Circumferences: cm					0.180
<32	486	56.0	382	44.0
32+	166	60.6	108	39.4
Residence					<0.001
Rural	244	67.6	117	32.4
Urban	408	52.2	373	47.8
Ever had a Child Aborted					0.817
No	631	57.2	473	42.8
Yes	21	55.3	17	44.7
Duration of Taking Balanced Diet					<0.001
Often	363	51.2	346	48.8
Once a week	74	49.3	76	50.7
Rarely	215	76.0	68	24.0