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Table 3 Factors associated with cesarean delivery in public hospitals according to hierarchical logistic regression

From: Factors associated with cesarean delivery in public and private hospitals in a city of northeastern Brazil: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Model 1- Distal

Model 2 – Intermediate

Model 3 – Proximal

 

RR (95 % CI)

RR (95 % CI)

RR (95 % CI)

Lower maternal age (<20 years)

0.68 (0.51 - 0.91)

0.65 (0.48 - 0.87)

0.64 (0.48 - 0.87)

Primiparous mother

1.32 (1.06 - 1.64)

1.35 (1.09 - 1.67)

1.37 (1.10 - 1.69)

Lower maternal educational level (<8 years)

0.93 (0.75 - 1.15)

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Mother working outside of the home

1.25 (1.00 - 1.55)

1.20 (0.96 -1.51)

1.21 (0.97 - 1.52)

White mother

1.28 (1.00 - 1.63)

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Lower family income (<1 minimum monthly salary)

0.80 (0.65 - 0.99)

0.84 (0.68 - 1.04)

0.83 (0.67 - 1.02)

Mother living with child’s father

1.19 (0.90 - 1.59)

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Prenatal care with less than 6 consultations

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0.78 (0.62 - 0.98)

0.78 (0.62 - 0.98)

Prenatal care in the private network

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1.48 (1.15 - 1.90)

1.44 (1.12 - 1.85)

Prenatal care at the place of childbirth

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1.26 (0.96 - 1.66)

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Birth in low-complexity hospital

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0.60 (0.46 - 0.79)

0.59 (0.46 - 0.77)

Birth in hospital with < 8 deliveries/24 h

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1.25 (1.00 - 1.55)

1.21 (0.97 - 1.51)

Twin childbirth

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1.77 (1.03 - 3.04)