Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between wealthy and poorer women has increased significantly
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Cesarean sections in Bangladesh have increased 751% from 3.88% in 2004 to 33% in 2017/18, but the access gap between wealthy and poorer women has increased significantly
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0000091
Article Title: Too many yet too few caesarean section deliveries in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys data
Author Countries: Bangladesh, Malaysia
Funding: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or non-profit sectors.
Journal
PLOS Global Public Health
DOI
10.1371/journal.pgph.0000091
Article Title
Too many yet too few caesarean section deliveries in Bangladesh: Evidence from Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys data
Article Publication Date
2-Feb-2022
COI Statement
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
