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Table 2 Multivariate logistical regression of factors associated with cesarean births in Chiapas, 2011–2014

From: From therapeutic to elective cesarean deliveries: factors associated with the increase in cesarean deliveries in Chiapas

Cesarean (1 = yes, 0 = no)

Exp (B)

P > z

95% Confidence interval

Lower

Upper

Order of birth

 First or second

 Third to fifth

0.580a

0

0.56

0.60

 Sixth to tenth

0.365a

0

0.34

0.39

 Eleventh or higher

0.457a

0

0.36

0.58

Maternal level of schooling

 None or did not finish primary school

 Finished primary school

1.079a

0

1.04

1.12

 Finished secondary school

1.181a

0

1.14

1.22

 Finished high school

1.457a

0

1.40

1.51

 University or graduate degree

1.991a

0

1.89

2.09

Maternal marital status

 Married at any time

 Married

1.042

0.5

0.91

1.19

 Single

1.168a

0.03

1.02

1.34

Maternal age

  < 17

 18–24

1.039

0.1

1.00

1.08

 25–34

1.356a

0

1.30

1.42

 35–44

2.031a

0

1.92

2.15

  ≥ 45

2.288a

0

1.77

2.95

Maternal health affiliation program

 None

 IMSS

1.323a

0

1.20

1.46

 ISSSTE

1.384a

0

1.15

1.66

 PEMEX, SEDENA, or SEMAR

1.570a

0.03

1.05

2.34

Seguro Popular

1.334a

0

1.28

1.39

 Other

1.585a

0

1.31

1.91

 IMSS-Oportunidades

1.089

0.1

1.00

1.19

Total number of prenatal checkups

 0–1

 2–5

2.180a

0

1.99

2.39

  ≥ 6

2.593a

0

2.36

2.85

Trimester of first prenatal checkup

 None

 First

0.572a

0

0.52

0.63

 Second

0.517a

0

0.47

0.57

 Third

0.483a

0

0.43

0.54

Newborn weight, g

 2500–3999

  < 2500

1.271a

0

1.20

1.35

  ≥ 4000

1.880a

0

1.77

2.00

Gestational age, weeks

 37–41

  < 28

0.458a

0

0.34

0.61

 28–36

2.344a

0

2.20

2.49

 42–45

2.510a

0

2.28

2.76

Facility where birth occurred

 Secretary of Health

 IMSS-Oportunidades

1.163a

0

1.11

1.22

 IMSS

1.268a

0

1.14

1.40

 ISSSTE

2.218a

0

1.82

2.70

 PEMEX, SEDENA, or SEMAR

0.920

0.7

0.61

1.39

 Other public facility

2.864a

0

2.36

3.47

 Private medical facility

10.131a

0

9.58

10.72

Indigenous presence

 Population with indigenous presence

 Indigenous presence

1.407a

0

1.32

1.50

 Dispersed indigenous population

0.690a

0

0.65

0.73

Community Human Development Index

 Low

 Middle low

1.722a

0.01

1.17

2.54

 Middle high

5.805a

0

3.94

8.56

 High

4.786a

0

3.23

7.08

Multiple pregnancy

 No

 Yes

4.329a

0

3.91

4.79

Hospitalization (days)

 0–1

 2–7

1.250a

0

1.21

1.29

 8–30

1.104a

0

1.07

1.14

 31–99

1.016

0.4

0.98

1.05

  ≥ 100

1.078a

0

1.03

1.12

  1. aThe estimate is significant at 0.05
  2. IMSS Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, ISSSTE Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales para los Trabajadores del Estado, PEMEX Servicios de Salud de Petróleos Mexicanos, SEDENA Servicios de Salud de la Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, SEMAR Servicios de Salud de la Secretaría de Marina-Armada de México, IMSS-Oportunidades Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social – Oportunidades (now known as Prospera)
  3. Source: Prepared by the authors with information from DGIS, Subsystem of Information on Births