Research Article
Risk Factors of Delivery by Caesarean Section in Cameroon (2003-2004): A Regional Hospital Report
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics according to the mode of delivery.
| | Characteristics | Caesarean delivery | | | Yes | No | Total | | | 369 | | (%) | (%) | (%) | |
| | Age classes (years) | | | | | | β20β29 | 33 (26.4) | 117 (48.0) | 150 (40.7) |
0.000 | | β17β19 | 24 (19.2) | 49 (20.1) | 73 (19.8) | | | β<17 | 15 (12.0) | 15 (6.1) | 30 (8.1) | | | β30β39 | 29 (23.2) | 47 (19.3) | 76 (20.6) | | | ββ₯40 | 9 (7.2) | 9 (3.7) | 18 (4.9) | | | βNot available | 15 (12.0) | 7 (2.9) | 22 (6.0) | | | Marital status | | | | | | βMarried | 119 (95.2) | 234 (95.9) | 353 (95.7) |
0.754 | | βSingle | 6 (4.8) | 10 (4.1) | 16 (4.3) | | | Year of delivery | | | | | | β2003 | 44 (35.2) | 92 (37.7) | 136 (36.9) |
0.637 | | β2004 | 81 (64.8) | 152 (62.3) | 233 (63.1) | |
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% percentage; significance.
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