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Table 2 Summary of pooled sample characteristics of the Demographic and Health Surveys data in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Disparities in caesarean section prevalence and determinants across sub-Saharan Africa countries

Caesarean section

 

Overall (%)

Public healthcare (%)

Private healthcare (%)

 

159,327

139,882

19,445

CS

 

7.9

12.3

Age (%)

 15–24

31.5

7.1

9.1

 25–34

46.4

8.0

12.8

 35–49

22.1

8.7

15.3

Wealth (%)

 Poorest

14.5

5.1

6.9

 Poorer

17.5

5.8

7.5

 Middle

19.7

6.6

8.2

 Richer

23.0

7.9

9.8

 Richest

25.3

12.5

17.6

Maternal’s education (%)

 No education

27.5

5.3

7.7

 Primary

37.0

7.3

9.2

 Secondary+

35.5

10.8

15.4

Paternal’s education (%)

 No education

25.8

5.1

6.7

 Primary

30.1

6.9

8.2

 Secondary+

44.1

9.6

13.7

Religion

 Christianity

70.7

8.5

12.9

 Islam

23.9

6.6

9.0

 Others

5.4

6.4

7.7

Media access

 0

23.3

5.7

6.4

 1

31.1

6.6

8.8

 2

30.2

8.7

11.7

 3

15.3

12.7

20.7

Household head

 Female

77.0

9.2

12.1

 Male

23.0

7.5

12.9

Currently working

 Yes

37.9

7.8

12.7

 No

62.1

7.9

12.1

Decision making power

 Low

30.7

6.6

8.9

 Medium

36.9

8.8

12.3

 High

32.4

9.7

15.9

Sex of child

 Male

48.9

8.4

11.9

 Female

51.1

7.3

12.7

Multiple birth

 No

99.9

7.9

12.3

 Yes

0.1

12.5

25.6

Large size at birth

 Yes

60.6

7.1

11.9

 No

39.4

8.6

11.1

Antenatal care

 None

4.1

6.4

10.6

 1 to 4 visits

49.5

7.5

10.2

 5 to 8 visits

33.7

8.8

13.7

 8 or more visits

12.7

11.5

16.0

Neighbourhood SES (%)

 Tertile 1 (least disadvantaged)

38.8

10.9

14.6

 Tertile 2

36.3

7.3

9.9

 Tertile 3 (most disadvantaged)

24.9

4.6

7.1

Human Development Index (%)

 Low HDI

27.1

5.5

9.7

 Moderate HDI

41.2

8.1

10.1

 High HDI

31.7

9.7

15.6