Table 1 Sample profile of the study population used cesarean delivery in public and private health centers based on NFHS-4, India, 2015–16
From: Are cesarean deliveries equitable in India: assessment using benefit incidence analysis
Variables | Public | Private | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage | N | Percentage | N | |
Place of Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 42.5 | 5,375 | 49.5 | 8,458 |
Rural | 57.5 | 7,271 | 50.5 | 8,634 |
Level of Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than 5Â years | 16.7 | 2,115 | 11.7 | 1,998 |
5Â years and above | 83.3 | 10,531 | 88.3 | 15,094 |
State type | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Low Performing states | 30.4 | 3,845 | 30.6 | 5,228 |
High performing state | 69.6 | 8,801 | 69.4 | 11,864 |
Social group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Schedule caste/Schedule tribe | 31.3 | 3,961 | 18.5 | 3,167 |
Other backward class | 38.6 | 4,882 | 46.4 | 7,932 |
others | 30.1 | 3,803 | 35.1 | 5,993 |
Level of care at public health centers | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Government/municipal, Rural Hospital | 88.8 | 11,229 | NA | NA |
PHC, UHC, others | 11.2 | 1,417 | NA | NA |
Mother’s Age |  |  |  |  |
15–24 | 36.5 | 4,611 | 31.1 | 5,323 |
25–34 | 56.7 | 7,174 | 59.9 | 10,236 |
35 +  | 6.8 | 8,61 | 0.9 | 1,534 |
Number of ANC visits | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Less than 4 | 27.9 | 3,534 | 25.3 | 4,316 |
4 and above | 72.1 | 9,112 | 74.7 | 12,776 |
Pregnancy Complication | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 42.7 | 5,691 | 47.1 | 7,991 |
Yes | 57.3 | 6,955 | 52.9 | 9,101 |