Rozzet Jurdi
Caesarean section rates in the Arab region: a cross-national study
American University of Beirut
study dual purpose estimating population hospitalbased caesarean section rates 18 arab countries examining association rates important indicators socioeconomic development data caesarean section based recent populationbased surveys undertaken country descriptive statistics bivariate correlation coefficients used analysis specifically spearmans rank correlation coefficients used analyze associations caesarean section rates important population parameters results revealed four arab countries populationbased caesarean rates 5 three countries rates 15 remaining 11 countries caesarean rates ranging 515 higher hospitalbased rates reported countries differences caesarean section rates private public hospitals also noted highly significant associations observed population caesarean rates female literacy percentage urban infant mortality rate proportion physicians per 100 000 people caesarean section epidemic observed countries latin america yet evident 18 arab countries examined rather emphasis improving access appropriate obstetrical interventions case complications number countries rates well 5