Inequalities in cesarean delivery rates by ethnicity and hospital accessibility in Brazil

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-201

  Freitas, Paulo Fontoura ^a,b   Drachler, Maria de Lourdes ^c   Leite, José Carlos de Carvalho ^d   Marshall, Tom ^e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Ethnicity; Health inequalities; Indigenous population; Socioeconomic factors; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 70449093729     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.08.017     Document Type: Article

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