Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section in private and public health facilities in underserved South Asian communities: cross-sectional analysis of data from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the prevalence and determinants of births by caesarean section in private and public health facilities in underserved communities in South Asia.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

81 community-based geographical clusters in four locations in Bangladesh, India and Nepal (three rural, one urban).

Participants

45,327 births occurring in the study areas between 2005 and 2012.

Outcome measures

Proportion of caesarean section deliveries by location and type of facility; determinants of caesarean section delivery by location.

Results

Institutional delivery rates varied widely between settings, from 21% in rural India to 90% in urban India. The proportion of private and charitable facility births delivered by caesarean section wa

SUBMITTER: Neuman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4283435 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature