Factors influencing place of delivery in Ethiopia: Linking individual, household, and health facility-level data.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternal mortality remains high, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Institutional delivery is one of the key intervention to reduce it. Despite service utilization reflects an interplay of demand- and supply-side factors, previous studies mainly focused on either sides due to methodological challenges and data availability. But, a more comprehensive understanding can be obtained by assessing both sides. The aim of this study is to assess individual, household, community, and health facility factors associated with deliveryplace in Ethiopia.

Methods

We have used the 2019 Performance Monitoring for Action survey data set, which is a nationally representative sample of women linked with national sample of health facilities in Ethiopia. A total of 2547 women who rece

SUBMITTER: Bekele FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021680 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature