Cesarean Section and Socioeconomic Status in Tehran, Iran

Autor:	Omani-Samani, R., Mohammadi, M., Almasi-Hashiani, A., Saman Maroufizadeh
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	Short Communication Socioeconomic status Prevalence Iran Cesarean section
Zdroj:	Journal of Research in Health Sciences Scopus-Elsevier ResearcherID
ISSN:	2228-7809 2228-7795
Popis:	Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to a wide range of maternity services including Cesarean section (CS). The objective of this study was to determine the rate of CS and to examine the effect of SES on CS rate. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: This study included 4308 pregnant women who gave singleton birth in Tehran, Iran in July 2015. To evaluate the effect of SES on CS, logistic regression model was used after adjusting for others variables. Results: The CS rate was 72.0% and its rate in private hospitals was significantly higher than in public hospitals (91.7 vs 62.6%, P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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