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Table 5 Caesarean section rates by rural and urban area of Malindi District

From: Existence and functionality of emergency obstetric care services at district level in Kenya: theoretical coverage versus reality

 

Expected births

Noof C-section performed

C-section rate

OR (95% CI); p-value

2008

Urban

4875

332

6.8%

3.39*(2.83 – 4.06); p < 0.001

Rural

9811

207

2.1%

Reference

Total

14,686

539

3.7%

 

2009

Urban

5470

426

7.8%

3.17* (2.70 – 3.72); p < 0.001

Rural

9789

261

2.7%

Reference

Total

15,259

687

4.5%

 
  1. *A pregnant woman with a complication requiring caesarean section in the urban area was up to 3 times more likely to access the intervention compared to a rural counterpart.