| Variables | Description N (%) | Prevalence of CS N (%) |
| Maternal age |
| P = 0.004 |
| <20 | 232 (18.6) | 47 (20.3) |
| 20 - 34 | 888 (71.3) | 274 (31.0) |
| ≥35 | 126 (10.1) | 41 (33.0) |
| Maternal ethnicity |
| P = 0.031 |
| African | 446 (34.5) | 140 (31.8) |
| Amerindian | 237 (18.3) | 52 (21.9) |
| East Indian | 209 (16.2) | 54 (25.9) |
| Mixed | 402 (31.1) | 123 (30.8) |
| Marital status |
| P = 0.013 |
| Living with husband/partner | 1009 (77.6) | 308 (30.7) |
| Living without husband/partner | 291 (22.4) | 67 (23.2) |
| Family income |
| P < 0.001 |
| <1 minimum wage | 291 (24.6) | 67 (23.0) |
| 1 - 3 minimum wage | 644 (54.3) | 182 (28.3) |
| >3 minimum wage | 250 (21.1) | 96 (38.6) |
| Distance from health facility |
| P = 0.007 |
| <5 km | 758 (59.0) | 241 (31.9) |
| ≥5 km | 526 (41.0) | 130 (24.8) |
| First-time pregnancy |
| P = 0.012 |
| Yes | 453 (34.8) | 111 (24.6) |
| No | 848 (65.2) | 264 (31.3) |
| Number of antenatal care visits |
| P = 0.370 |
| <4 visits | 106 (8.3) | 26 (24.8) |
| ≥4 visits | 1167 (91.7) | 339 (29.2) |
| Sector of antenatal care visits |
| P < 0.001 |
| Public | 1195 (93.4) | 335 (28.2) |
| Private | 51 (4.0) | 18 (35.3) |
| Both | 34 (2.6) | 20 (58.8) |
| Gestational hypertension |
| P < 0.001 |
| Yes | 175 (13.5) | 90 (51.4) |
| No | 1124 (86.5) | 284 (25.4) |
| Gestational diabetes |
| P < 0.001 |
| Yes | 58 (4.5) | 35 (60.3) |
| No | 1239 (95.5) | 339 (27.5) |
| Use of iron/folic acid during pregnancy |
| P = 0.110 |
| Yes | 1191 (92.2) | 352 (29.6) |
| No | 101 (7.8) | 22 (21.8) |
| Admission to hospital for any sickness during pregnancy |
| P < 0.001 |
| Yes | 187 (10.4) | 86 (46.0) |
| No | 1109 (85.6) | 288 (26.1) |
| Gestational age |
| P = 0.003 |
| <37 weeks | 155 (12.5) | 60 (38.7) |
| ≥37 weeks | 1090 (87.5) | 293 (27.0) |