Research Article

Risk Factors of Delivery by Caesarean Section in Cameroon (2003-2004): A Regional Hospital Report

Table 3

Foetal weight at index delivery.

CharacteristicsCaesarean delivery 𝑃
YesNoTotal
𝑁 = 1 2 5 𝑁 = 2 4 4 369
𝑁 (%) 𝑁 (%) 𝑁 (%)

Weight of the neonate (grams)
 2500–399994 (75.2)206 (84.4)300 (81.3)0.009
 2000–249912 (9.6)21 (8.6)33 (8.9)
 <20002 (1.6)8 (3.3)10 (2.7)
 ≥400011 (8.8)5 (2.0)16 (4.3)
 Not available6 (4.8)4 (1.4)10 (2.7)

%: percentage; 𝑃 : significance.