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Inequalities in cesarean delivery rates by ethnicity and hospital accessibility in Brazil

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.08.017

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Cesarean delivery; Ethnicity; Health inequalities; Indigenous population; Socioeconomic factors; Women's health

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  1. Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
  2. Faculty of Health of the University of East Anglia, UK [202115/2006-2]

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Objective: To investigate inequalities in cesarean delivery rates in Brazil according to ethnic group and level of access to hospital delivery. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of data for primiparous women with singleton deliveries between 2003 and 2004 from the National Information System of Live-Births (6 064 799 live births). Robust Poisson regression modeling was applied to estimate prevalence ratios of cesarean deliveries for ethnic group and level of access to hospital delivery according to residence. Results: There were 2 438 180 primiparous deliveries and the cesarean rate was 45.8%. Ethnic inequalities in cesarean delivery rates showed lower rates for all ethnic groups compared with white women, with the lowest rates recorded for indigenous women. The association between ethnicity and cesarean delivery was higher in states with lower access to hospital (P < 0.001). Multiple regression models showed that this association was, in part, explained by older maternal age and higher levels of education and prenatal care. Conclusions: Overuse of cesarean delivery and strong evidence of ethnic inequalities in cesarean rates exist in Brazil. The inequalities are greater in states with lower access to hospital and were partially explained by socioeconomic factors and prenatal care, suggesting a misuse of medical technology at birth. (C) 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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