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- Title
Impact Factors of Korean Women's Cesarean Section according to Ecological Approach.
- Authors
Hyun Kyoung Kim
- Abstract
Purpose: This study examined the impact factors of cesarean section based on the ecological approach in Korea. Methods: Population-based data (Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs) were used from 2,849 delivery cases during 2003~2009. Data were analyzed using geographic statistics with STATA 10.0 and hierarchical logistic regression with SPSS/WIN 12.0. Results: The range of cesarean section rate was 28.8~44.7% with geographic distribution. The proportion of mother's problem was increasing in choice of cesarean section. According to the ecological model, age of mother (OR=1.08), time of birth (OR=0.79), delivery in hospital (OR=1.83), delivery in clinic (OR=1.46), and education of mother (OR=2.61) had significant impact on cesarean section. Conclusion: This study contributes to provide the impact factors of the high cesarean rate in Korea ecologically. Policy maker and health care provider can consider these results to reduce cesarean section rate.
- Subjects
SOUTH Korea; CESAREAN section; DATABASES; DELIVERY (Obstetrics); ECOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; MAPS; MATERNAL age; POPULATION geography; TIME; LOGISTIC regression analysis; DATA analysis; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2011, Vol 17, Issue 2, p109
- ISSN
1225-9543
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4069/kjwhn.2011.17.2.109