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Table 3 Preference for Cesarean section for oneself or for one’s partner according to selected variables

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

Variable

n

%

Unadjusted OR*

95%CI

Adjusted OR

95%CI

p-value

Year of the course

 First

16

16.8

1

    

 Sixth

37

41.1

3.45

1.74–6.82

2.93

1.03–8.30

0.044

Monthly family income

 < R$ 5,000

14

20.6

1

    

 R$5,000–10,000

19

31.7

1.79

0.80–3.98

1.26

0.53–3.02

0.6

 > R$10,000

20

39.2

2.49

1.10–5.61

1.88

0.78–4.55

0.16

Skin color

 Black/brown

1

5.6

1

    

 White

51

30.9

7.60

0.98–58.7

4.16

0.51–34.1

0.184

Gender

 Male

22

22.2

1

    

 Female

31

36.0

1.97

1.03–3.77

1.52

0.75–3.07

0.246

Age group

 ≤ 23 years

19

29.4

1

    

 > 23 years

34

37.0

2.28

1.18–4.41

1.07

0.39–2.90

0.895

  1. * Odds ratio by univariate logistic regression.
  2. Confidence interval.
  3. Odds ratio by multiple binary logistic regression.