Factors influencing rising caesarean section rates in China between 1988 and 2008

• Main Authors: Xing Lin Feng (Author), Ling Xu (Author), Yan Guo (Author), Carine Ronsmans (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: The World Health Organization, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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OBJECTIVE: To identify factors driving the rapid increase in caesarean section in China between 1988 and 2008. METHODS: Data from four national cross-sectional surveys (1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008) and modified Poisson regression were used to determine whether changes in household income, access to he...