Birth preparedness and complication readiness practice among women attending antenatal care follow up in Yirgalem general hospital, southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: In developing countries, maternal and newborn mortality is a major public health issue. Birth preparedness and complication readiness is a method to encourage pregnant women to seek professional birth attendants as soon as possible. The aim of this study was to evaluate practice and factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness among women attending antenatal care, southern Ethiopia, in 2019. From September 1st to September 30th, 2019, a facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted. 422 pregnant women were randomly selected and interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Epi-data version 3.1 was used to enter data, while SPSS version 21 was used to analyze it. To find factors associated with birth preparedness and complications readiness, researchers used mu

SUBMITTER: Mesele M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021876 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature