Effect of women's literacy status on maternal healthcare services utilisation in Ethiopia: a stratified analysis of the 2019 mini Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Maternal mortality remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa with 533 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births, accounting for 68% of all maternal deaths worldwide. Most maternal deaths could be prevented by adequate maternal health service use. The study examined the effect of literacy status on maternal health services utilisation among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Settings

Ethiopia.

Participants

A weighted sample of 3839 reproductive-age women who gave birth in the last 5 years preceding the survey and whose literacy status was measured were included in this study. The survey used a two-stage stratified cluster sampling technique.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

This study used a dataset fr

SUBMITTER: Handebo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10685944 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature