Factors influencing rising caesarean section rates in China between 1988 and 2008

Lin Feng, Xing; Xu, Ling; Guo, Yan; Ronsmans, Carine

doi:10.2471/blt.11.090399

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Factors influencing rising caesarean section rates in China between 1988 and 2008

Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization • Jan 1, 2012

Authors:

Xing Lin Feng

Ling Xu

Yan Guo

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors driving the rapid increase in caesarean section in China between 1988 and 2008. METHODS: Data from four national cross-sectional surveys (1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008) and modified Poisson regression were used to determine whether changes in household income, access to he...

Subject

Socioeconomic status

Caesarean section

Poisson regression

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