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Caesarean delivery and its association with educational attainment, wealth index, and place of residence in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis.
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- Household wealth and timing of first birth among highly educated women in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from survey-adjusted survival analysis.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Exploring spatial clusters of caesarean sections across India - Insights from National Family Health Survey data.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic trends associated with caesarean delivery in rural subdistricts of Bangladesh: a cohort study, 2005-2019.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section delivery in Ethiopia: analysis of the 2019 EMDHS using Poisson regression with robust standard errors.BMC women's health · 2025Article
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- Machine Learning Approach to Predict Emergency Cesarean Sections Among Nulliparous Women.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Skilled birth attendance and its associated factors in Chad and Nigeria: A multilevel analysis of DHS data.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Navigating the choices of decision-making in cesarean sections: medical and personal perspectives from a qualitative study in Iraq.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
- Region-specific variation and determinants of caesarean delivery among ever-married women in Bangladesh.PloS one · 2025Article
- Temporal trend and factors of C-section and its impact on subsequent pregnancy outcomes in Central China.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Caesarean delivery (C-section) has been increasing worldwide; however, many women from developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are deprived of these lifesaving services. This study aimed to explore the impact of certain socioeconomic factors, including respondent's education, husband's education, place of residence, and wealth index, on C-section delivery for women in Sub-Saharan Africa. We used pooled data from 36 demographic and health surveys (DHS) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Married women aged 15-49 years who have at least one child in the last five years were considered in this survey. After inclusion and excluding criteria, 234,660 participants were eligible for final analysis. Binary logistic regression was executed to determine the effects of selected socioeconomic factors. The countries were assembled into four sub-regions (Southern Africa, West Africa, East Africa, and Central Africa), and a meta-analysis was conducted. We performed random-effects model estimation for meta-analysis to assess the overall effects and consistency between covariates and utilization of C-section delivery as substantial heterogeneity was identified (I
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