Utilization of key preventive measures for pregnancy complications and malaria among women in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Ethiopia, malaria infections and other complications during pregnancy contribute to the high burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. Preventive measures are available, however little is known about the factors influencing the uptake of maternal health services and interventions by pregnant women in Ethiopia.

Methods

We analyzed data from a community-based cross-sectional survey conducted in 2016 in three rural districts of Jimma Zone, Ethiopia, with 3784 women who had a pregnancy outcome in the year preceding the survey. We used multivariable logistic regression models accounting for clustering to identify the determinants of antenatal care (ANC) attendance and insecticide-treated net (ITN) ownership and use, and the prevalence and predictors of malaria inf

SUBMITTER: Ouedraogo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6827171 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature