Medical students’ personal choice for mode of delivery in Santa Catarina, Brazil: a cross-sectional, quantitative study

Table 2 Preferred mode of delivery according to the year of the medical course and circumstance analyzed

	First year		Sixth year		p-value^*
	n	%	n	%	p-value^*
In a normal pregnancy
Vaginal delivery	91	94.8	81	88.0	0.097
Cesarean section	5	5.2	11	12.0
Total ^†	96		92
In a pregnancy under your care
Vaginal delivery	86	89.6	85	93.4	0.350
Cesarean section	10	10.4	6	6.6
Total ^†	96		91
In the general population, as a healthcare manager
Vaginal delivery	89	95.7	89	98.9	0.194
Cesarean section	4	4.3	1	1.1
Total ^†	93		90
In your own pregnancy or that of your partner
Vaginal delivery	79	83.2	53	58.9	< 0.001
Cesarean section	16	16.8	37	41.4
Total ^†	95		90

^* Values obtained using the chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate.
^† The total number of answers does not reach 100% because some of the students declined to answer some of the questions.

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