Direct standardization method according to Robson classification for comparison of cesarean rates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Compare cesarean section rates between populations or within a population over time using the crude measure is biased mainly due to differences in the characteristics of the obstetric population. The Robson Ten Group Classification (RTGC) is being widely used all over the world based on a few basic obstetrics variables.

Objectives

Propose a method of direct standardization according to RTGC to make the overall rates of cesarean sections comparable between different populations or within the same population over time.

Methods

We used data from the WHO Global Maternal and Perinatal Health Survey (WHOGS) conducted between 2004 and 2008 and data from the WHO Multinational Survey on Maternal and Neonatal Health (WHOMCS) conducted between 2010 and 2011, covering

SUBMITTER: Campos MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9933387 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature