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Determinants of Home Delivery among Mothers in Abobo District, Gambella Region, Ethiopia: A Case Control Study
Joint Authors
Mitiku, Asmelash Abera
Dimore, Abraham Lomboro
Mogas, Solomon Berhanu
Source
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-12-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Home delivery is one of the major reasons for high maternal mortality ratio in sub-Saharan Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia together contribute over 85% of maternal deaths, of which, only half of deliveries are institutional.
However, data are scarce on the availability of information with regard to the determinant factors for this high prevalence of home delivery in the study area.
Objective.
This study is aimed at determining factors associated with home delivery, among mothers in Abobo Woreda, Gambella region, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019.
Methods.
A case control study conducted from 12 March 2019 up to 2 April 2019 on 88 cases and 176 controls.
Cases include mothers who gave birth at home and those mothers who gave birth at health facility in the last one year preceding the study included as controls.
Data entry was made using Epi-Data version 3.1, and analysis was made using SPSS version 20.
A binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess candidate variables and subsequently a multivariable regression to determine the statistical associations.
Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated to determine strength of association, and p value <0.05 was used to establish significant associations.
Results.
No formal education (AOR: 5.07; 95% CI: 2.18-11.50), poor knowledge on obstetric complications (AOR: 3.83; 95% CI: 1.98-7.40), negative attitude towards delivery service (AOR: 3.25; 95% CI: 1.70-6.19), poor household wealth index (AOR: 4.55; 95% CI: 2.01-10.31), and no antenatal care visit (AOR: 3.29; 95% CI: 1.63-6.63) were found to be significantly associated with home delivery.
Conclusions.
The findings do support that no formal education, poor knowledge on obstetric complications, negative attitude towards delivery service, poor household wealth index, and no antenatal care visit showed a significant association with home delivery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mitiku, Asmelash Abera& Dimore, Abraham Lomboro& Mogas, Solomon Berhanu. 2020. Determinants of Home Delivery among Mothers in Abobo District, Gambella Region, Ethiopia: A Case Control Study. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174139
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mitiku, Asmelash Abera…[et al.]. Determinants of Home Delivery among Mothers in Abobo District, Gambella Region, Ethiopia: A Case Control Study. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174139
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mitiku, Asmelash Abera& Dimore, Abraham Lomboro& Mogas, Solomon Berhanu. Determinants of Home Delivery among Mothers in Abobo District, Gambella Region, Ethiopia: A Case Control Study. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174139
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1174139