Unfortunately, a transcription error has occurred in Table 1 of ‘Geographic variation in cesarean delivery in India’ recently published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology [10.1111/ppe.12807].
TABLE 1.
Individual characteristics and cesarean delivery percentages for Indian women in the NFHS‐4 (2016), overall and by the type of delivery facility.
| Variable | Overall | Public | Private | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total births |
Cesarean delivery N (%) |
Total births |
Cesarean delivery N (%) |
Total births |
Cesarean delivery N (%) |
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| Total | 136,985 | 26, 446 | (19.3) | 97,465 | 10,845 | (11.1) | 39,520 | 15,601 | (39.5) |
| Demographic factors | |||||||||
| Mother’s age at childbirth (years) | |||||||||
| <20 | 4351 | 659 | (15.1) | 3374 | 332 | (9.8) | 977 | 327 | (33.5) |
| 20‐29 | 94,172 | 17,446 | (18.5) | 67,754 | 7253 | (10.7) | 26,418 | 10,193 | (38.6) |
| 30‐34 | 25,859 | 5692 | (22.0) | 17,497 | 2233 | (12.8) | 8362 | 3459 | (41.4) |
| >=35 | 12,603 | 2649 | (21.0) | 8840 | 1027 | (11.6) | 3763 | 1622 | (43.1) |
| Birth order | |||||||||
| First | 50,939 | 12,943 | (25.4) | 33,676 | 5176 | (15.4) | 17,263 | 7767 | (45.0) |
| Second | 47,060 | 9780 | (20.8) | 33,173 | 4137 | (12.5) | 13,887 | 5643 | (40.6) |
| Third | 21,552 | 2614 | (12.1) | 16,409 | 1056 | (6.4) | 5143 | 1558 | (30.3) |
| Four or more | 17,434 | 1109 | (6.4) | 14,207 | 476 | (3.4) | 3227 | 633 | (19.6) |
| Baby gender | |||||||||
| Male | 74,857 | 14,400 | (19.2) | 52,904 | 5787 | (10.9) | 21,953 | 8613 | (39.2) |
| Female | 62,128 | 12,046 | (19.4) | 44,561 | 5058 | (11.4) | 17,567 | 6988 | (39.8) |
| Religion | |||||||||
| Hindu | 106,420 | 20,236 | (19.0) | 76,175 | 8024 | (10.5) | 30,245 | 12,212 | (40.4) |
| Muslim | 15,856 | 3292 | (20.8) | 10,312 | 1366 | (13.2) | 5544 | 1926 | (34.7) |
| Christian | 8727 | 1531 | (17.5) | 6870 | 825 | (12.0) | 1857 | 706 | (38.0) |
| Other | 5982 | 1387 | (23.2) | 4108 | 630 | (15.3) | 1874 | 757 | (40.4) |
| Socioeconomic factors | |||||||||
| Maternal education | |||||||||
| No education | 31,117 | 2766 | (8.9) | 25,840 | 1297 | (5.0) | 5277 | 1469 | (27.8) |
| Primary graduate or less | 17,679 | 2291 | (13.0) | 14,303 | 1166 | (8.2) | 3376 | 1125 | (33.3) |
| Secondary graduate or less | 70,228 | 14,953 | (21.3) | 49,639 | 6756 | (13.6) | 20,589 | 8197 | (39.8) |
| College or above | 17,961 | 6436 | (35.8) | 7683 | 1626 | (21.2) | 10,278 | 4810 | (46.8) |
| Type of residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 38,872 | 11,052 | (28.4) | 22,172 | 3928 | (17.7) | 16,700 | 7124 | (42.7) |
| Rural | 98,113 | 15,394 | (15.7) | 75,293 | 6917 | (9.2) | 22,820 | 8477 | (37.1) |
| Caste | |||||||||
| Scheduled caste | 26,844 | 4531 | (16.9) | 21,273 | 2327 | (10.9) | 5571 | 2204 | (39.6) |
| Scheduled tribe | 23,565 | 2975 | (12.6) | 20,203 | 1762 | (8.7) | 3362 | 1213 | (36.1) |
| Other backward class | 58,461 | 11,371 | (19.5) | 39,270 | 4071 | (10.4) | 19,191 | 7300 | (38.0) |
| Others | 28,115 | 7569 | (26.9) | 16,719 | 2685 | (16.1) | 11,396 | 4884 | (42.9) |
| Wealth level | |||||||||
| 1st quintile (poorest) | 25,922 | 1815 | (7.0) | 23,019 | 971 | (4.2) | 2903 | 844 | (29.1) |
| 2nd quintile | 29,082 | 3389 | (11.7) | 24,345 | 1893 | (7.8) | 4737 | 1496 | (31.6) |
| 3rd quintile | 29,232 | 5576 | (19.1) | 21,993 | 2811 | (12.8) | 7239 | 2765 | (38.2) |
| 4th quintile | 27,460 | 7165 | (26.1) | 17,220 | 2926 | (17.0) | 10,240 | 4239 | (41.4) |
| 5th quintile (richest) | 25,289 | 8501 | (33.6) | 10,888 | 2244 | (20.6) | 14,401 | 6257 | (43.4) |
| Paternal education | |||||||||
| No education | 3006 | 298 | (9.9) | 2525 | 143 | (5.7) | 481 | 155 | (32.2) |
| Primary graduate or less | 2991 | 397 | (13.3) | 2441 | 206 | (8.4) | 550 | 191 | (34.7) |
| Secondary graduate or less | 13,947 | 2946 | (21.1) | 9921 | 1373 | (13.8) | 4026 | 1573 | (39.1) |
| College or above | 4032 | 1279 | (31.7) | 1880 | 314 | (16.7) | 2152 | 965 | (44.8) |
| No paternal survey | 113,009 | 21,526 | (19.0) | 80,698 | 8809 | (10.9) | 32,311 | 12,717 | (39.4) |
| No education | |||||||||
| Low birthweight (<2500 g) | |||||||||
| Yes | 20,636 | 4257 | (20.6) | 14,641 | 1758 | (12.0) | 5995 | 2499 | (41.7) |
| No | 106,245 | 21,247 | (20.0) | 75,464 | 8665 | (11.5) | 30,781 | 12,582 | (40.9) |
| Not weighed at birth/don’t know | 10,104 | 942 | (9.3) | 7360 | 422 | (5.7) | 2744 | 520 | (19.0) |
| Baby size a | |||||||||
| Very large | 7700 | 1903 | (24.7) | 5228 | 776 | (14.8) | 2472 | 1127 | (45.6) |
| Larger than average | 17,981 | 4065 | (22.6) | 12,516 | 1682 | (13.4) | 5465 | 2383 | (43.6) |
| Average | 95,810 | 17,613 | (18.4) | 68,727 | 7222 | (10.5) | 27,083 | 10,391 | (38.4) |
| Smaller than average | 11,900 | 2188 | (18.4) | 8543 | 919 | (10.8) | 3357 | 1269 | (37.8) |
| Very small | 3594 | 677 | (18.8) | 2451 | 246 | (10.0) | 1143 | 431 | (37.7) |
| Mother’s height (cm) | |||||||||
| <145 | 14,338 | 2911 | (20.3) | 10,914 | 1326 | (12.1) | 3424 | 1585 | (46.3) |
| 145‐149 | 35,195 | 6547 | (18.6) | 26,247 | 2831 | (10.8) | 8948 | 3716 | (41.5) |
| 150‐154 | 47,099 | 8766 | (18.6) | 33,552 | 3520 | (10.5) | 13,547 | 5246 | (38.7) |
| 155‐159 | 28,882 | 5759 | (19.9) | 19,519 | 2235 | (11.5) | 9363 | 3524 | (37.6) |
| ≧160 | 11471 | 2463 | (21.5) | 7233 | 933 | (12.9) | 4238 | 1530 | (36.1) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||||||||
| <16.0 | 4252 | 513 | (12.1) | 3311 | 230 | (6.9) | 941 | 283 | (30.1) |
| 16.0‐18.4 | 25,880 | 3049 | (11.8) | 20,464 | 1379 | (6.7) | 5416 | 1670 | (30.8) |
| 18.5‐24.9 | 84,195 | 14,700 | (17.5) | 61,264 | 6287 | (10.3) | 22,931 | 8413 | (36.7) |
| 25.0‐29.9 | 17,913 | 6027 | (33.6) | 10,186 | 2233 | (21.9) | 7727 | 3794 | (49.1) |
| ≧30.0 | 4745 | 2157 | (45.5) | 2240 | 716 | (32.0) | 2505 | 1441 | (57.5) |
| Smoking | |||||||||
| Yes | 1318 | 177 | (13.4) | 1161 | 99 | (8.5) | 157 | 78 | (49.7) |
| No | 135,667 | 26,269 | (19.4) | 96,304 | 10,746 | (11.2) | 39,363 | 15,523 | (39.4) |
| Chewing Tobacco | |||||||||
| Yes | 8915 | 1306 | (14.6) | 7339 | 758 | (10.3) | 1576 | 548 | (34.8) |
| No | 128,070 | 25,140 | (19.6) | 90,126 | 10,087 | (11.2) | 37,944 | 15,053 | (39.7) |
| Drinking alcohol | |||||||||
| Yes | 2187 | 336 | (15.4) | 1847 | 181 | (9.8) | 340 | 155 | (45.6) |
| No | 134,798 | 26,110 | (19.4) | 95,618 | 10,664 | (11.2) | 39,180 | 15,446 | (39.4) |
| Miscarriage, abortion or stillbirth | |||||||||
| No | 14,891 | 3510 | (23.6) | 9674 | 1307 | (13.5) | 5217 | 2203 | (42.2) |
| Yes | 122,094 | 22,936 | (18.8) | 87,791 | 9538 | (10.9) | 34,303 | 13,398 | (39.1) |
| Institutional factors | |||||||||
| Insurance | |||||||||
| Covered | 20,958 | 4690 | (22.4) | 15,402 | 2006 | (13.0) | 5556 | 2684 | (48.3) |
| Not covered | 116,027 | 21,756 | (18.8) | 82,063 | 8839 | (10.8) | 33,964 | 12,917 | (38.0) |
| Antenatal care more than 4 times | |||||||||
| Yes | 73,403 | 18,546 | (25.3) | 47,941 | 7439 | (15.5) | 25,462 | 11,107 | (43.6) |
| No | 63,582 | 7900 | (12.4) | 49,524 | 3406 | (6.9) | 14,058 | 4494 | (32.0) |
a
Mother’s perception of baby size at birth.
Table 1 presents individual characteristics and cesarean delivery percentages for Indian women in the NFHS‐4 (2016), overall and by the type of delivery facility. The distribution of cesarean delivery case N (%) for some of the covariates does not reflect the most updated analytical data. The corrected Table 1 is shown below.
While these changes do not affect any of the interpretation or conclusions expressed in the manuscript, the authors do regret the error.