Geographic variation in caesarean delivery in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The rate of caesarean delivery has increased markedly both globally and within India. However, there is considerable variation within countries. No previous studies have examined the relative importance of multiple geographic levels in shaping the distribution of caesarean delivery and to what extent they can be explained by individual-level risk factors.

Objectives

To describe geographic variation in caesarean delivery and quantify the contribution of individual-level risk factors to the variation in India.

Methods

We conducted four-level logistic regression analysis to partition total variation in caesarean delivery to three geographic levels (states, districts and communities) and quantify the extent to which variance at each level was explained by a set

SUBMITTER: Rodgers J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9292746 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature