Geographic pattern of cesarean birth rate in Dammam [1988]

This study was carried out in the four geographic areas of Dammam. A number of 847 pregnant females expected to give births in 1988 and recorded in primary health care centers [n equal to 21] were followed to identify the type of deliveries whether normal [n = 801] or cesarean delivery [n = 46]. After data collection, population rate, crude cesarean rate, age adjusted rate, observed to expected ratio were calculated. The population caesarean section rate was 54.3/1000. There were variations in the age adjusted rate and the crude cesarean rate among the four studied areas. No significant differences were found between observed and expected number of cesarean section for the four geographic areas