Effects of continuum of care for maternal health service utilisation on intention to use family planning among pastoralist women of Ethiopia: a robust regression analysis and propensity score matching modelling.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examines the effect of continuum care for maternal health service utilisation on intention to use family planning among the pastoralist community in Ethiopia.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data were collected from three districts of the pastoralist community of the Afar region.

Participants

Randomly selected 891 married pastoralist women.

Primary outcome

Intention to use family planning.

Results

Intention to use family planning would increase (β=0.122, 95% CI: 0.036, 0.287) or by 12.2%, if all married pastoralist women received continuum of care for maternal health service utilisation compared with their counterparts. Results from the robust regression analysis indicate that intention to use family p

SUBMITTER: Alemayehu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10347460 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature