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Effect of repeated public releases on cesarean section rates.
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Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi [J Prev Med Public Health] 2011 Jan; Vol. 44 (1), pp. 2-8. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Objectives: Public release of and feedback (here after public release) on institutional (clinics and hospitals) cesarean section rates has had the effect of reducing cesarean section rates. However, compared to the isolated intervention, there was scant evidence of the effect of repeated public releases (RPR) on cesarean section rates. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of RPR for reducing cesarean section rates.<br />Methods: From January 2003 to July 2007, the nationwide monthly institutional cesarean section rates data (1,951,303 deliveries at 1194 institutions) were analyzed. We used autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) time-series intervention models to assess the effect of the RPR on cesarean section rates and ordinal logistic regression model to determine the characteristics of the change in cesarean section rates.<br />Results: Among four RPR, we found that only the first one (August 29, 2005) decreased the cesarean section rate (by 0.81 percent) and continued to have an impact period through the last observation in May 2007. Baseline cesarean section rates (OR, 4.7; 95% CI, 3.1 to 7.1) and annual number of deliveries (OR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.6 to 4.7) of institutions in the upper third of each category at before first intervention had a significant contribution to the decrease of cesarean section rates.<br />Conclusions: We could not found the evidence that RPR has had the significant effect of reducing cesarean section rates. Institutions with upper baseline cesarean section rates and annual number of deliveries were more responsive to RPR.
- Subjects :
- Cesarean Section standards
Cesarean Section trends
Disclosure
Female
Hospitals classification
Hospitals statistics & numerical data
Humans
Logistic Models
Pregnancy
Program Evaluation
Republic of Korea
Cesarean Section statistics & numerical data
Information Dissemination
Quality of Health Care
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2233-4521
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21483217
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.2011.44.1.2