Table 5

Percentage of caesareans observed and expected by hospitals

Hospital Births Caesareans observed (%) Caesareans expected (%) Relative risk 95% CI RR
A2 928469  (16.01)456  (15.56)1.030.97,1.08
B3 131456 (14.56)346 (11.05)1.321.26,1.38
C1 817317 (17.44)226 (12.45)1.401.31,1.49
D13 4242593 (19.31)2992 (22.28)0.870.84,0.89
E1 502255 (16.97)163 (10.86)1.561.47,1.65
F2 348359 (15.28)315 (13.40)1.141.07,1.21
G533130 (24.39)116 (21.77)1.121.01,1.23
H2 391371 (15.51)512 (21.42)0.720.66,0.78
I1 457223 (15.30)244 (16.76)0.910.84,0.98
J4 161613 (14.73)456 (10.96)1.341.28,1.40
K1 332202 (15.16)162 (12.12)1.251.16,1.34
Total35 0245988 (17.09)5988 (17.09)
  • The registry number corresponds to the cases with complete information for all the variables of interest; RR: relative risk; 95% CI: confidence intervals of 95%. 1795 cases excluded because of missing data in some of the variables used in the model.