A Comparison between C Section Delivery Rates in Rural and Urban Areas Women in Ahmedabad, Gujarat

The cesarean delivery rates in India are raising day by day. The aim of the study is to estimate the any association between institutional health center it may be public or private with caesarian delivery rates in Ahmedabad district. This cross sectional study used institutional delivery data from the health sectors of Ahmedabad district and National Family Health Survey NFHS . Data were analyzed from October 2021 to December 2021. The cesarean section rate was significantly lower among rural compared to urban women. Age of the mother, parity, previous cesarean and distance from the hospital were some of the important variables of cesarean section rates. According to the study we found higher cesarean rates in urban area compared to rural area and there is association between institutional deliveries with cesarean delivery rates. Ila Vishnubhai Patel | Prof. (Dr.) Chirag J. Trivedi "A Comparison between C-Section Delivery Rates in Rural and Urban Areas Women in Ahmedabad, Gujarat" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-4, August 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd59748.pdf Paper Url:https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/59748/a-comparison-between-csection-delivery-rates-in-rural-and-urban-areas-women-in-ahmedabad-gujarat/ila-vishnubhai-patel