Abstract
Objectives:
To analyze the correlation between
sociodemographic factors and cesarean section delivery at
Referral Hospital in Kendari.
Method:
This was a cross-sectional study conducted at
dr. Ismoyo Hospital in Kendari. Data were obtained from
medical records of cesarean section delivery from January
to December 2019. Sampling used simple random sampling
techniques. Data were analyzed using the Chi-square test.
Results:
There were 50.5% emergency cesarean and 49.5%
elective cesarean. The maternal age was 18-44 years. Most
cases are aged 20-35 years (78.5%), have a higher education
level (65.1%), employees (53.2%), and multipara (56.5%).
There was a correlation between age and cesarean section
(p = 0.027). There was no correlation between education
level (p = 0.618), occupation (p = 0.563), and parity (p =
0.365) with cesarean section