Individual- and community-level determinants of maternal health service utilization in southern Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal health service utilization decreases maternal morbidity and mortality. However, the existing evidence is inadequate to design effective intervention strategies in Ethiopia.

Objectives

This study aimed to examine the utilization of maternal health service and identify its determinants among women of reproductive age in southern Ethiopia.

Design

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October 21 to November 11, 2022 on a sample of 1140 women selected randomly from the Northern Zone of the Sidama region.

Methods

Data were collected using the Open Data Kit mobile application and exported to Stata version 15 for analysis. We used a multilevel mixed-effects modified Poisson regression with robust standard error to identify deter

SUBMITTER: Yoseph A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748615 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature