Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017 Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017 Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017 Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017 Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017 Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017 Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017 Table 2. Change in C-section rate by sociodemographic characteristics, 1998 - 2017
1998 – 2002 2003 - 2007 2008 - 2012 2013 - 2017 Absolute Change (1998 – 2017) p-value
%(n) %(n) %(n) %(n) %
Age Age <0.001
≤19 1.78(33) 3.98(68) 6.04(98) 9.46(129) 7.68
20 – 29 3.70(270) 6.36(497) 11.64(877) 15.47(1103) 11.77
≥30 5.55(220) 8.99(446) 15.69(759) 21.03(1282) 15.48
Education Education <0.001
Primary school and below 1.53(100) 2.90(181) 6.04(282) 9.14(349) 7.61
Junior and senior high school 5.00(285) 8.08(574) 12.81(959) 16.50(1356) 11.50
University and above 16.18(138) 22.63(256) 26.79(493) 31.65(809) 15.47
Wealth Wealth <0.001
Poorest 0.65(27) 1.279(76) 4.08(164) 6.64(258) 5.99
Poorer 1.24(32) 4.34(128) 9.13(259) 12.97(374) 11.73
Middle 3.32(72) 6.10(156) 12.78(332) 16.81(460) 13.49
Richer 5.33(110) 10.30(251) 18.00(435) 23.12(608) 17.79
Richest 12.97(282) 17.31(400) 25.70(544) 33.16(814) 20.19
Parity Parity <0.001
1 5.59(237) 9.38(430) 14.84(730) 19.74(892) 14.15
2 - 3 3.73(226) 6.58(445) 12.39(826) 17.22(1309) 13.49
≥4 2.13(60) 4.32(136) 7.39(178) 12.68(313) 8.36
Childbirth Care Childbirth Care <0.001
Any services* 10.46(523) 16.94(1011) 21.82(1723) 22.82(2513) 12.36
Private services 8.64(305) 15.10(624) 19.50(976) 23.10(1340) 14.46
Public services 14.81(218) 21.08(387) 25.84(747) 22.51(1173) 7.7