Cesarean delivery in Nigeria: prevalence and associated factors-a population-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with caesarean delivery in Nigeria.

Design

This is a secondary analysis of the nationally representative 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data. We carried out frequency tabulation, χ² test, simple logistic regression and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses to achieve the study objective.

Setting

Nigeria.

Participants

A total of 31 171 most recent live deliveries for women aged 15-49 years (mother-child pair) in the 5 years preceding the 2013 NDHS was included in this study.

Outcome measure

Caesarean mode of delivery.

Results

The prevalence of caesarean section (CS) was 2.1% (95% CI 1.8 to 2.3) in Nigeria. At the region level, the South-West had

SUBMITTER: Adewuyi EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6596937 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature