ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2013
Preference for institutional delivery and caesarean sections in Bangladesh.
Article in Journal of health, population, and nutrition, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
68 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.
- Assessment of Place of Delivery and Associated Factors among Pastoralists in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluation.Journal of pregnancy · 2023Pooled it
- Mother-to-child HIV transmission and its correlates in India: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2018Pooled it
- The cesarean epidemic in Bangladesh: Associated factors and maternal health risks.Journal of public health research · 2026Article
- Determinants of health-seeking behavior of people on institutional delivery: evidence from qualitative research.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Prevalence and correlates of cesarean section delivery and physician attendance during cesarean section in Bangladesh: evidence from nationally representative data 2017-18.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic and geographic disparities in institutional delivery in Bangladesh: a Bayesian multilevel modelling framework.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Factors Associated With Postoperative Pain Severity and Patient Satisfaction Among Post-Caesarean Women in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh.Anesthesiology research and practice · 2026Article
- Exploring spatial clusters of caesarean sections across India - Insights from National Family Health Survey data.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Rising C-section use and the private maternal health care sector in Pakistan: evidence from the 2012-13 and 2017-18 Demographic and Health Surveys.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Comparative study on caesarian and normal vaginal delivery, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Health system drivers of caesarean deliveries in south Asia: a scoping review.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2025Review
- Identification of Spatial Hot spots Clustering and Geographically Weighted Regression Analysis to Assess Predictors of Cesarean Section Delivery in Northeastern States, India.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2025Article
- State-wise variation and inequalities in caesarean delivery rates in India: analysis of the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-2021) data.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2025Article
- Impact of normal vs. caesarean deliveries on child nutritional status and mortality in India: insights from NFHS-5 data.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Assessing maternity care access: impacts on cesarean sections and dystocia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Article
- Determinants of cesarean mode of childbirth among Rwandan women of childbearing age: Evidence from the 2019-2020 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS).Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Socioeconomic and geographical inequalities in delivery by cesarean section among women in Bangladesh, 2004-2017.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Correlations among the maternal healthcare services in Bangladesh: An application of joint modelling technique.Heliyon · 2023Article
8 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
In Bangladesh, preference for place of delivery and socioeconomic factors associated with caesarean section are not well-understood. This paper examines the socioeconomic correlates of preference for institutional delivery and caesarean sections in Bangladesh. The study used data from the nationally-representative 2007 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. Both bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression models were constructed to assess the effect of sociodemographic factors on the use of medical facilities and caesarean section for childbirth. Overall, 15% of women underwent institutional delivery, and 8% deliveries were performed by caesarean sections. Both institutional deliveries and caesarean sections have increased in recent years. The bivariate and multivariate analyses both confirmed that place of residence, religion, birth order, frequent pregnancy, antenatal care-seeking, and wealth index were important predictors of the use of medical facilities and caesarean sections for childbirth. Women's education appeared as the most single significant determinant for the use of both services. The findings underlie the importance of monitoring caesarean section as well as professional attendance for safe motherhood. Programmes should aim to inform women highlighting the benefits of the use of skilled maternal healthcare services and demerits of home-delivery practices.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.