Prevalence of Women's Home Birth Preferences and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: In low-income countries, such as Ethiopia, home birth is the main cause of maternal and neonatal mortality. Several separate studies have been conducted on the prevalence of home birth preference. However, there is no pooled prevalence of home birth preferences. So, this systematic review and meta-analysis is aimed at assessing the overall preference for home birth and related factors among Ethiopian women. Methods and Materials: The review included only published articles. Medline/PubMed, Web Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library are the main databases. The review includes cross-sectional studies in English that meet eligibility requirements. The combined prevalence of women's preference for home birth is calculated by random effect models. In

SUBMITTER: Geta T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561181 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature