Magnitude of postpartum morbidity and associated factors in southeast Ethiopia, 2022: A facility-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Maternal mortality in Ethiopia is estimated to be 205 per 100,000 live births, with postpartum morbidities expected to surpass maternal mortality substantially. Beside this, there is a lack of information on postpartum morbidities in the study area. Thus, the purpose of this study was to assess the magnitude of postpartum morbidities and associated factors in Bale Robe Town, southeast Ethiopia.

Method

An institution-based cross-sectional study was employed among 371 from 1 April to 30 May 2022 among postpartum women attending postnatal care service in the Bale-Robe Town public health facilities. A face-to-face interviewer administered a structured questionnaire, and the participants were selected through a systematic random sampling technique. A bivariate analysis

SUBMITTER: Hussein Hasen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11490979 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature