Cesarean delivery and associated socioeconomic factors and neonatal survival outcome in Kenya and Tanzania: analysis of national survey data
Malachi Ochieng Arunda, Anette Agardh, Benedict Oppong Asamoah
Abstract
: Disproportionate access to cesarean delivery has widened in Kenya and Tanzania. Higher risks of cesarean-related neonatal deaths exist. Medically indicated or not, the safety and/or choice of cesarean delivery is best addressed on individual basis at the health-facility level. However, policy initiatives to eliminate incentives, improve equitable access and accountability to reduce unnecessary cesarean deliveries through well-informed decisions are needed. Efforts to prevent unintended pregnancies among adolescents as well as training of health workers and continuous research to improve neonatal outcomes are vital.
Topics & Concepts
TanzaniaMedicineSocioeconomic statusOdds ratioDemographyOddsPregnancyLogistic regressionCross-sectional studyEnvironmental healthDeveloping countryHealth facilityPopulationSocioeconomicsEconomic growthEconomicsSociologyHealth servicesPathologyBiologyInternal medicineGeneticsMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsGlobal Maternal and Child HealthAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy