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Year : 2022  |  Volume : 35  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 190-195

Prevalence and socioeconomic predictive factors of cesarean section delivery in Ghana


Department of Surgery, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana

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Abdul Rauf Alhassan
Department of Surgery, Tamale Teaching Hospital, PO Box TL 16, Tamale
Ghana
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/mmj.mmj_444_20

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Introduction The rate of cesarean section (CS) in developed and developing countries is a major problem for public health policymakers, especially regarding knowledge on their socioeconomic associated factors. Aim To know the prevalence and socioeconomic factors predictive of CS delivery among women in Ghana. Patients and methods This study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey relying on data from Ghana multiple indicator cluster survey 2017/2018. The analysis was done using SPSS, version 20 (IBM Corp., 2011). Results The prevalence of CS delivery recorded in this current study was 15.7%. Predictor variables identified were age group 25–34 versus 15–24 years [adjusted odds ratio (AOR)=1.55, 95% confidence interval (CI)=1.13–2.13)]; women of the age group 35 years and above versus 15–24 years (AOR = 2.13, 95% CI = 1.50–3.04); rural women versus urban a women (AOR = 0.70, 95% CI = 0.52–0.95); richest index quintile versus poorest index quintile (AOR = 2.36, 95% CI = 1.42–3.92); and finally, normal birth weight versus low birth weight (AOR = 0.56, 95% CI = 0.39–0.82). Conclusion The prevalence of CS delivery recorded in this current was high as compared with other previous studies. This implies that the practice is on increase.


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