Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section in private and public health facilities in underserved South Asian communities: cross-sectional analysis of data from Bangladesh, India and Nepal

Melissa Neuman,Abdul Kuddus,Bhim P Shrestha,David Osrin,Tim Colbourn,Aman Sen,Nirmala Nair,Glyn Alcock,Dharma S Manandhar,Audrey Prost,Kishwar Azad,Prasanta Tripathy,Neena Shah More,Anthony Costello,Nadine Seward,Naomi Saville,Tanja A J Houweling,Catherine Sikorski

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005982

Prevalence and determinants of caesarean section in private and public health facilities in underserved South Asian communities: cross-sectional analysis of data from Bangladesh, India and Nepal

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005982

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Journal: BMJ open	Publication Date: Dec 1, 2014
Citations: 123	License type: open-access

Affiliation: University College London, Mother and Infant Research Activities, Ekjut, Society for Nutrition Education and Health Action, Erasmus MC

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ObjectivesTo describe the prevalence and determinants of births by caesarean section in private and public health facilities in underserved communities in South Asia.DesignCross-sectional study.Setting81 community-based geographical clusters in four locations...

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