Table 2 |
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Average Cesarean Section Rates and Length of Maternity Stay in Taiwan by Provider's Accreditation Level and Time Period, January 2002–December 2003. |
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t0 |
t2 |
t4 |
t2-t0 |
t4-t0 |
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Pre-SARS Period (Jan 2002~Feb 2003) |
Peak SARS Period (May~Jun 2003) |
Post-SARS Period (Sep~Dec 2003) |
Difference |
Difference |
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C-Section Rate |
% |
% |
% |
% (S.E) |
% (S.E) |
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Medical Center |
36.1 |
38.3 |
36.1 |
2.2 (0.7) * |
0.0 (0.6) |
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Regional Hospital |
32.8 |
32.3 |
31.7 |
-0.5 (0.6) |
-1.1 (0.5) * |
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District Hospital |
34.3 |
33.2 |
30.5 |
-1.1 (0.5) * |
-3.7 (0.4) ** |
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Clinic |
34.5 |
32.6 |
31.3 |
-1.9 (0.5) ** |
-3.2 (0.4) ** |
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Total |
34.3 |
33.3 |
31.9 |
-1.0 (0.4) * |
-2.4 (0.3) ** |
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Average LOS |
Day |
Day |
Day |
Day (S.E) |
Day (S.E) |
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Medical Center |
3.73 |
3.52 |
3.74 |
-0.21 (0.05) ** |
0.01 (0.02) |
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Regional Hospital |
3.65 |
3.44 |
3.67 |
-0.21 (0.05) ** |
0.02 (0.03) |
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District Hospital |
3.39 |
3.26 |
3.36 |
-0.13 (0.04) ** |
-0.03 (0.03) |
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Clinic |
3.07 |
3.07 |
3.08 |
0.00 (0.04) |
0.01 (0.03) |
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Total |
3.40 |
3.25 |
3.39 |
-0.15 (0.04) ** |
-0.01 (0.02) |
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*P < 0.05, two-tailed test; **P < 0.01, two-tailed test |
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Lee et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:30 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-30 |
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