Research Article
Caesarean Section Delivery and Risk of Poor Childhood Growth
Table 1
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics by study groups (N = 528).
| | Variable | N | Study groups | Test statistic | | Caesarean delivery | Normal delivery | | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Age of mother (years) | | | | | | Under 25 | 162 | 55 (34.0) | 107 (66.0) | χ2 = 13. 3, | | 25–34 | 306 | 157 (51.3) | 149 (48.7) | | 35+ | 60 | 30 (50.0) | 30 (50.0) | | Maternal education | | | | | | None | 184 | 66 (35.9) | 118 (64.1) | χ2 = 27.2, | | Low (primary & JHS) | 141 | 54 (38.3) | 87 (61.7) | | High (at least SHS) | 203 | 122 (60.1) | 81 (39.9) | | Marital status | | | | | | Married | 513 | 237 (46.2) | 276 (53.8) | χ2 = 0. 9, | | Single | 15 | 5 (33.3) | 10 (66.7) | | Religion | | | | | | Islam | 494 | 224 (45.3) | 270 (54.7) | χ2 = 0. 7, | | Christianity | 34 | 18 (52.9) | 16 (47.1) | | Trimester of first ANC visit | | | | | | 1–3 months | 367 | 180 (49.0) | 187 (51.0) | χ2 = 5. 7, | | >3 months | 159 | 60 (37.7) | 99 (62.3) | | Frequency of ANC visits | | | | | | Less than 4 | 8 | 5 (62.5) | 3 (37.5) | χ2 = 0. 9, | | At least 4 | 512 | 233 (45.5) | 279 (54.5) | | | Classification of parity | | | | | | Primiparous | 160 | 72 (45) | 88 (55.0) | χ2 = 2. 0, | | Secundiparous | 161 | 81 (50.3) | 80 (49.70) | | Multiparous | 207 | 89 (43.0) | 118 (57.0) | | Classification of wealth index | | | | | | Low | 280 | 112 (40.0) | 168 (60.0) | χ2 = 8. 2, | | High | 248 | 130 (52.4) | 118 (47.6) | | Employment status | | | | | | Unemployed | 112 | 45 (40.2) | 67 (59.8) | χ2 = 1.8, | | Employed | 416 | 197 (47.4) | 219 (52.6) |
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