| Authors | Site of study | Rates of cesarean |
| Kwawukume, [12] | Ghana | 23.8% |
| Bambara et al. [13] | Burkina Faso | 11.3% |
| Cissé et al. [14] | Senegal | 25.1% |
| Muganyizi [15] | Tanzania | 25.6% |
| Our study | Mali | 32.97% |