| Title |
Cesarean Section Rates and Indications in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multi-Country Study from Medecins sans Frontieres
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0044484 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kathryn Chu, Hilde Cortier, Fernando Maldonado, Tshiteng Mashant, Nathan Ford, Miguel Trelles |
| Abstract |
The World Health Organization considers Cesarean section rates of 5-15% to be the optimal range for targeted provision of this life saving intervention. However, access to safe Cesarean section in resource-limited settings is much lower, estimated at 1-2% reported in sub-Saharan Africa. This study reports Cesarean sections rates and indications in Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Sierra Leone, and describe the main parameters associated with maternal and early neonatal mortality. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Peru | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 387 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 81 | 21% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 51 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 39 | 10% |
| Researcher | 36 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 20 | 5% |
| Other | 66 | 17% |
| Unknown | 102 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 176 | 45% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 39 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 7 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 33 | 8% |
| Unknown | 115 | 29% |