Caesarean section delivery and its associated factors in Ghana: A multilevel analysis
The rate of CS was higher than previous studies in Ghana and the WHO recommended level, making it a public health concern. Age, education, wealth, employment, parity, age at first birth, pregnancy type, birth size, birth weight, and region were significantly associated with CS. Therefore, strategies aimed at examining guidelines for proper indications and uses of CS may lead to an improvement CS rate.
Authors
- Habtamu Geremew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9027-9847)
- Smegnew Gichew Wondie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7358-3214)
- Mulat Belay Simegn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4101-6377)
- Alegntaw Abate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7896-9087)
- Eyasu Bamlaku Golla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-6782)
- Werkneh Melkie Tilahun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8206-4195)
- Hawi Kumbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4511-218X)
- Mohammed Ahmed Ali
Institutions
- Mizan Tepi University (ET)
- Adama Science and Technology University (ET)
- Debre Markos University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318223
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.40