Table 2 Caesarean section rate across various characteristics of the respondents, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2011
Variables | Caesarean section | X2and p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 400) | Frequency | Rate | |
Age (years) | |||
18-24 (n = 92) | 20 | 21.7 | X 2 = 0.214, P = 0.643 |
25-34 (n = 250) | 51 | 20.4 | |
35-44 (n = 58) | 15 | 25.9 | |
Parity | |||
Primiparous (n = 162) | 43 | 26.5 | X 2 = 5.159, P = 0.023* |
Multiparous (n = 203) | 39 | 19.2 | |
Grand-multiparous (n = 35) | 4 | 11.4 | |
Educational status | |||
Illiterates (n = 88) | 13 | 14.8 | X 2 = 12.662, P < 0.001* |
Primary (n = 171) | 27 | 15.8 | |
Secondary (n = 93) | 30 | 32.3 | |
Higher education (n = 48) | 16 | 33.3 | |
Employment status | |||
Employed (n = 170) | 36 | 21.2 | X 2 = 0.180, P = 0.892 |
Unemployed (n = 230) | 50 | 21.7 | |
Household wealth index | |||
Poor (n = 134) | 22 | 16.4 | X 2 = 5.820, P = 0.016* |
Middle (n = 133) | 26 | 19.5 | |
Rich (n = 133) | 36 | 28.6 | |
Place of birth | |||
Public health institutions (n = 247) | 51 | 20.6 | X 2 = 36.798, P < 0.001* |
Private for-profit health institutions (n = 72) | 30 | 41.7 | |