Table 2.

AORs and corresponding 95% CIs of having a caesarean delivery by predictors in the multivariable logistic regression model

Predictors	AOR (95% CI)	P-value
Maternal age (ref. 15–24 years)
25–34 years	3.15 (2.11, 4.71)	< 0.0001
35–49 years	7.53 (5.11,11.08)	< 0.0001
Parity (ref. one birth)
2 births	0.52 (0.38, 0.73)	< 0.0001
≥ 3 births	0.31 (0.22, 0.43)	< 0.0001
Education (ref.no education)
Primary	1.59 (0.98, 2.59)	0.06
Secondary	1.65 (1.15, 2.36)	0.006
Higher	2.17 (1.26, 3.74)	0.005
Wealth quintile (ref. poorest)
Poorer	1.36 (0.89, 2.06)	0.2
Middle	2.13 (1.43, 3.18)	< 0.0001
Richer	2.76 (1.77, 4.28)	< 0.0001
Richest	4.38 (2.83, 6.77)	< 0.0001

Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio, % percent, ref. reference