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Table 2 AORs and corresponding 95% CIs of having a caesarean delivery by predictors in the multivariable logistic regression model

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in the use of caesarean section delivery in Ghana: a cross-sectional study using nationally representative data

Predictors

AOR (95% CI)

P-value

Maternal age (ref. 15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 years)

 25–34 years

3.15 (2.11, 4.71)

< 0.0001

 35–49 years

7.53 (5.11,11.08)

< 0.0001

Parity (ref. one birth)

 2 births

0.52 (0.38, 0.73)

< 0.0001

  ≥ 3 births

0.31 (0.22, 0.43)

< 0.0001

Education (ref.no education)

 Primary

1.59 (0.98, 2.59)

0.06

 Secondary

1.65 (1.15, 2.36)

0.006

 Higher

2.17 (1.26, 3.74)

0.005

Wealth quintile (ref. poorest)

 Poorer

1.36 (0.89, 2.06)

0.2

 Middle

2.13 (1.43, 3.18)

< 0.0001

 Richer

2.76 (1.77, 4.28)

< 0.0001

 Richest

4.38 (2.83, 6.77)

< 0.0001

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio, % percent, ref. reference
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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