The nexus between geographical distance and institutional delivery trends in Ethiopia: evidence from nationwide surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Giving birth in a healthcare facility with the guidance of skilled healthcare providers allows access to necessary medical interventions. Ethiopia has implemented several strategies to enhance institutional delivery and decrease maternal mortality; however, the rate of institutional delivery remains low. This study examines the role of distance to healthcare institutions on institutional delivery in Ethiopia, and how this has changed over time.

Method

This study used data from two rounds of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (2011 and 2016), a spatial database detailing the locations of healthcare facilities, and Ethiopian road network data. The sample included 22,881 women who delivered within the 5 years preceding each survey and lived in 1,295 villages

SUBMITTER: Sebsibe YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418825 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature