Table 2. Characteristics of the respondents and those who delivered by caesarean section (N = 4,627).
| Characteristics | Number of respondents | % delivered by CS | p-value (difference in proportions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| (%)N | (%)N | ||
| Total | 100.0 (4,627) | 24.3(1,122) | |
| Maternal age (years) | |||
| 15–19 | 21.0 (971) | 21.3(207) | 0.4616 |
| 20–24 | 33.6 (1,554) | 24.9(387) | |
| 25–29 | 25.7 (1,189) | 24.9(296) | |
| 30–49 | 19.7 (914) | 25.5(233) | |
| Maternal Education (levels of schooling) | |||
| No education | 14.1 (654) | 7.5(49) | 0.0001 |
| Primary | 28.0 (1,293) | 12.5(161) | |
| Secondary | 47.7 (2,208) | 29.1(643) | |
| Bachelor or Higher | 10.2 (472) | 56.9(269) | |
| Mothers currently working | |||
| No | 76.3 (3,530) | 26.1(920) | 0.0002 |
| Yes | 23.7 (1,095) | 18.4(202) | |
| Husband’s education (levels of schooling) | |||
| No education | 23.8 (1,103) | 9(99) | 0.0001 |
| Primary | 30.0 (1,386) | 15.7(218) | |
| Secondary | 31.8 (1,470) | 29.6(436) | |
| Bachelor or Higher | 14.4 (667) | 55.3(369) | |
| Husband occupation | |||
| Farmer/worker | 45.0 (2,080) | 13(270) | 0.0001 |
| Carpenter/mason/driver | 24.2 (1,118) | 26.9(301) | |
| Professional | 5.9 (272) | 57.6(157) | |
| Business | 21.9 (1,012) | 33.7(341) | |
| None/others | 144(3.1) | 36.9(53) | |
| Watch TV at least once a week | |||
| No | 50.8 (2,348) | 12.8(302) | 0.0001 |
| Yes | 49.2 (2,278) | 36.0(821) | |
| Birth order | |||
| First | 39.9 (1,847) | 31.8(588) | 0.0001 |
| Second | 30.1 (1,393) | 24.8(345) | |
| Third or higher | 30.0 (1,387) | 13.7(190) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 26.1 (1,209) | 40.0(483) | 0.0001 |
| Rural | 73.9 (3,417) | 18.7(639) | |
| Wealth Index | |||
| Poorest | 21.7 (1,002) | 7.2(72) | 0.0001 |
| Poorer | 18.9 (876) | 11.1(97) | |
| Middle | 19.1 (882) | 19.7(174) | |
| Richer | 20.6 (955) | 30.5(291) | |
| Richest | 19.7 (912) | 53.5(488) | |
| Mothers’s height | |||
| Less than 60 inches | 40.1 (1,844) | 25.5(469) | 0.148 |
| 60 inches or more | 59.9 (2,751) | 23.3(641) | |
| Mothers’s nutritional status | |||
| Undernourished | 23.5 (1,090) | 14.3(156) | 0.0001 |
| Normal | 59.4 (2,747) | 22.3(612) | |
| Overweight | 16.1 (746) | 45.7(341) | |
| Size of the baby | |||
| Larger than average | 12.9 (597) | 30.6(183) | 0.0267 |
| Average | 67.1 (3,106) | 23.7(737) | |
| Smaller than average | 20.0 (923) | 21.9(203) | |
| Number of antenatal care visits recieved | |||
| None | 21.4 (991) | 4.5(45) | 0.0001 |
| 1–2 | 34.0 (1,575) | 18.6(293) | |
| 3+ | 44.4 (2,055) | 38.1(783) | |
| Antenatal care visit received from private sector | |||
| No | 53.0 (2,451) | 12.0(295) | 0.0001 |
| Yes | 47.0 (2,176) | 38.0(827) | |
| Delivery in private facility | |||
| No | 74.5 (3,445) | 6.8(234) | 0.0001 |
| Yes | 25.5 (1,180) | 75.1(887) |