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. 2017 Jun 8;17:179. doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1367-8

Table 5.

Factors that influence obstetricians’ decisions to adopt a specific surgical method in managing uterine rupture (doctors gave multiple answers), N (%) = 79 (100.00)

Item N (%)
Patient’s clinical presentation 69 (87.3)
Physician’s surgical skill 67 (84.8)
Patient’s parity 62 (78.5)
Number of living children 61 (77.2)
Previous cesarean scar 42 (53.2)
Desire for more children 40 (50.6)
Maternal age 36 (45.6)
Marital status 35 (44.3)
Previous myomectomy scar 27 (34.2)
Socioeconomic status 19 (24.1)
Level of antenatal care 18 (22.8)
Biblical injunction 3 (3.8)