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Table 4 Factors associated with cesarean delivery in private 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)

0.97 (0.80 - 1.18)

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Primiparous mother

1.00 (0.92 - 1.09)

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Lower maternal educational level (<8 years)

1.01 (0.86 - 1.17)

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Mother working outside of the home

1.10 (0.99 - 1.21)

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White mother

1.02 (0.93 - 1.12)

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Lower family income (<1 minimum monthly salary)

0.91 (0.74 - 1.11)

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Mother living with child’s father

0.89 (0.82 - 0.96)

0.89 (0.82 - 1.00)

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Prenatal care with less than 6 consultations

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0.84 (0.56 - 1.26)

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Prenatal care in the private network

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1.41 (0.45 - 4.39)

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Prenatal care at the place of childbirth

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0.96 (0.84 - 1.09)

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Birth in low-complexity hospital

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Birth in hospital with < 8 deliveries/24 h

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Twin childbirth

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