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Table 3 Factors associated with cesarean delivery in Western Nepal

From: Adverse obstetric symptoms and rural–urban difference in cesarean delivery in Rupandehi district, Western Nepal: a cohort study

Factors

Adjusted odds ratioa

P

Place of residence

 

<0.001

 Rural

1.00

 

 Urban

3.41 (2.01, 5.78)

 

Maternal education

 

<0.001

 No education

1.00

 

 Primary to lower secondary

0.83 (0.38, 1.83)

 

 Secondary and above

2.56 (1.28, 5.14)

 

Parity

 

0.010

 Multiparous

1.00

 

 Primiparous

1.85 (1.16, 2.95)

 
  1. aIndependent variables excluded from the stepwise logistic regression model were paternal occupation, wealth status, maternal age, frequency of antenatal care, and maternal height
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