Predictors of postpartum hemorrhage at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is responsible for half of all maternal deaths during childbirth. Despite being preventable and curable, PPH remains the leading cause of maternal death in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the determinants of PPH among women delivered at public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2022.

Methods

A facility-based, unmatched case control study with 378 study participants was carried out in selected public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Women who gave birth and developed PPH were considered cases, while women who gave birth in public hospitals in Addis Ababa and did not develop PPH were controls. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify independent predictors of PPH. Vari

SUBMITTER: Getahun GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10906385 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature