| Characteristic | Yes n (%) | No n (%) |
| Presence of any socio-cultural beliefs that affect the choice of one’s delivery mode | 69 (16) | 351 (84) |
| Only rich women undergo CS | 93 (22) | 327 (78) |
| Having CS adversely affects the child | 34 (8) | 386 (92) |
| My religion allows undergoing CS | 392 (93) | 28 (7) |
| CS is safe for both mother and baby | 212 (50) | 208 (50) |
| CS is a punishment and not God’s will | 89 (21) | 331 (79) |
| Need a partner to decide on undertaking CS | 269 (64) | 151 (36) |
| If a partner or significant other supported CS, I would take it | 336 (80) | 84 (20) |
| Fear of husband’s rejection is the reason women do not want CS | 163 (39) | 257 (61) |
| Women unfaithful to their husbands undergo CS | 55 (13) | 365 (87) |
| Any fears about CS procedure | 388 (92) | 32 (8) |
| Specific fears about CS | Freq. (n) | Perc. (%) |
| Bleeding, death, wound gapping, infections and scarring | 205 | 53 |
| Forgetting instruments and materials in the uterus/abdomen | 96 | 25 |
| Others | 87 | 22 |