Table 5.

Contingency table analysis of nulliparous and multiparous episiotomy rate

	Almost 90%–100% of the time	60%–90% of the time	30%–60% of the time	<30% of the time	Total (N=900)
	Nulliparous/multiparous n (%)	Nulliparous/multiparous n (%)	Nulliparous/multiparous n (%)	Nulliparous/multiparous n (%)
Experience (years)
<5	23 (13.07)/7 (3.98)	44 (25.00)/16 (9.09)	47 (26.70)/24 (13.64)	62 (35.23)/129 (73.30)	176 (19.56)
5–10	21 (7.87)/2 (0.75)	65 (24.34)/22 (8.24)	88 (32.96)/48 (17.98)	93 (34.83)/195 (73.03)	267 (29.67)
11–20	14 (5.47)/5 (1.95)	41 (16.02)/20 (7.81)	92 (35.94)/31 (12.11)	109 (42.58)/200 (78.13)	256 (28.44)
>20	13 (6.47)/4 (1.99)	29 (14.43)/10 (4.98)	93 (46.27)/33 (16.42)	66 (32.84)/154 (76.62)	201 (22.33)
Hospital level
Level 1	3 (8.11)/0 (0.00)	7 (18.92)/4 (10.81)	4 (10.81)/4 (10.81)	23 (62.16)/29 (78.38)	37 (4.11)
Level 2	46 (11.41)/13 (3.23)	92 (22.83)/34 (8.44)	163 (40.45)/68 (16.87)	102 (25.31)/288 (71.46)	403 (44.78)
Level 3	22 (4.78)/5 (1.09)	80 (17.39)/30 (6.52)	153 (33.26)/64 (13.91)	205 (44.57)/361 (78.48)	460 (51.11)