Table 5 Sub-group analysis for different factors.

From: Caesarean delivery and its association with educational attainment, wealth index, and place of residence in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis

Variables

Central Africa

West Africa

East Africa

Southern Africa

OR (95%CI)

p value \({I}^{2}\)

OR (95%CI)

p value \({I}^{2}\)

OR (95%CI

p value \({I}^{2}\)

OR (95%CI

p value \({I}^{2}\)

Place of residence

3.14 [2.24; 4.43]

 < 0.01 89%

3.45 [2.85; 4.18]

 < 0.01 84%

3.56 [2.76; 4.60]

 < 0.01 94%

1.84 [1.15; 2.97]

 < 0.01 89%

Wealth index

2.92 [2.25; 3.79]

 < 0.01 86%

3.66 [2.95; 4.55]

 < 0.01 87%

3.46 [2.93; 4.09]

 < 0.01 85%

2.60 [1.55; 4.35]

 < 0.01 92%

Respondent’s education

2.26 [1.37; 3.72]

 < 0.01 82%

2.64 [2.01; 3.47]

 < 0.01 91%

2.65 [2.03; 3.47]

 < 0.01 84%

2.63 [1.64; 4.22]

 < 0.01 0.00%

Husband’s education

2.08 [1.20; 3.62]

 < 0.01 92%

2.70 [2.01; 3.63]

 < 0.01 91%

2.37 [1.85; 3.04]

 < 0.01 78%

2.35 [1.73; 3.21]

 < 0.01 0.00%

  1. Q heterogenic statistic, I2 Between study variation, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval.