Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey

Abstract Background The cesarean section rate in Vietnam has been increasing especially in urban area. However, limited evidence identified regarding socio-demographic factors of the cesarean section birth. The objective of this study was to determine the current cesarean birth rate and the associat...

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Main Authors: Mizuki Takegata, Carine Ronsmans, Hien Anh T. Nguyen, Noriko Kitamura, Chihiro Iwasaki, Michiko Toizumi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Duc Anh Dang, Lay-Myint Yoshida
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00239-2
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author Mizuki Takegata
Carine Ronsmans
Hien Anh T. Nguyen
Noriko Kitamura
Chihiro Iwasaki
Michiko Toizumi
Hiroyuki Moriuchi
Duc Anh Dang
Lay-Myint Yoshida
author_facet Mizuki Takegata
Carine Ronsmans
Hien Anh T. Nguyen
Noriko Kitamura
Chihiro Iwasaki
Michiko Toizumi
Hiroyuki Moriuchi
Duc Anh Dang
Lay-Myint Yoshida
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description Abstract Background The cesarean section rate in Vietnam has been increasing especially in urban area. However, limited evidence identified regarding socio-demographic factors of the cesarean section birth. The objective of this study was to determine the current cesarean birth rate and the associated socio-demographic factors among mothers in Nha Trang city, south-central Vietnam. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between October and November in 2016 as part of a Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage survey conducted in 27 communes of Nha Trang city. From each commune, 120 mothers and their children less than 2 years old were randomly selected. Mothers were asked to answer standardized questions regarding socio-demographic information and mode of birth. Multivariate logistic regression was adopted to examine associations between socio-demographic variables and mode of birth. Results Of 3148 participants, the number of cesarean births was 1396 (44.3 %). Older maternal age (≥ 30 years old), having another child going to school or kindergarten, monthly income more than 644 USD, gestational weeks at birth over 42 weeks, and low (< 2500 g) or high (≥ 3500 g) birth weight were associated with higher likelihood of cesarean births. Conclusion The CS rate obtained in this study was more than twice of what is recommended by the World Health Organization, which is consistent with the previous nation-wide study in Viet Nam. Further monitoring is suggested to examine the non-medical reason for the increased CS rate.
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spelling doaj.art-450e2d5bd7f24950839417d15554fff92022-12-22T01:23:39ZengBMCTropical Medicine and Health1349-41472020-07-014811810.1186/s41182-020-00239-2Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based surveyMizuki Takegata0Carine Ronsmans1Hien Anh T. Nguyen2Noriko Kitamura3Chihiro Iwasaki4Michiko Toizumi5Hiroyuki Moriuchi6Duc Anh Dang7Lay-Myint Yoshida8Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki UniversityDepartment of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineNational Institute of Hygiene and EpidemiologyDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki UniversityDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki UniversityDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki UniversityDepartment of Pediatrics, Nagasaki University HospitalNational Institute of Hygiene and EpidemiologyDepartment of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki UniversityAbstract Background The cesarean section rate in Vietnam has been increasing especially in urban area. However, limited evidence identified regarding socio-demographic factors of the cesarean section birth. The objective of this study was to determine the current cesarean birth rate and the associated socio-demographic factors among mothers in Nha Trang city, south-central Vietnam. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between October and November in 2016 as part of a Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage survey conducted in 27 communes of Nha Trang city. From each commune, 120 mothers and their children less than 2 years old were randomly selected. Mothers were asked to answer standardized questions regarding socio-demographic information and mode of birth. Multivariate logistic regression was adopted to examine associations between socio-demographic variables and mode of birth. Results Of 3148 participants, the number of cesarean births was 1396 (44.3 %). Older maternal age (≥ 30 years old), having another child going to school or kindergarten, monthly income more than 644 USD, gestational weeks at birth over 42 weeks, and low (< 2500 g) or high (≥ 3500 g) birth weight were associated with higher likelihood of cesarean births. Conclusion The CS rate obtained in this study was more than twice of what is recommended by the World Health Organization, which is consistent with the previous nation-wide study in Viet Nam. Further monitoring is suggested to examine the non-medical reason for the increased CS rate.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00239-2Cesarean birth rateCommunity-based mothersSocio-demographic factorsUrban cityVietnam
spellingShingle Mizuki Takegata
Carine Ronsmans
Hien Anh T. Nguyen
Noriko Kitamura
Chihiro Iwasaki
Michiko Toizumi
Hiroyuki Moriuchi
Duc Anh Dang
Lay-Myint Yoshida
Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey
Tropical Medicine and Health
Cesarean birth rate
Community-based mothers
Socio-demographic factors
Urban city
Vietnam
title Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey
title_full Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey
title_fullStr Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey
title_full_unstemmed Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey
title_short Socio-demographic factors of cesarean births in Nha Trang city, Vietnam: a community-based survey
title_sort socio demographic factors of cesarean births in nha trang city vietnam a community based survey
topic Cesarean birth rate
Community-based mothers
Socio-demographic factors
Urban city
Vietnam
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-020-00239-2
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