Among the community-level variables, the community-level prevalence of C-sections in the last birth identified a highly significant relationship with C-sections in all four BDHSs.
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Does community pressure matter in cesarean deliveries in Bangladesh? An analysis of nationally representative surveys.
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An increasing trend was observed among women from a highly illiterate community until 2017−2018, however, it drastically dropped from 52.9% in 2011 to 48.1% in BDHS 2022.
The prevalence of C-sections has notably increased for private facilities over time, from 70.9% to 82.7% between 2011 and 2022, while it has shown a decreasing trend for public facilities, from 43.1% to 36.2% for the same period.