Women's retention on the continuum of maternal care pathway in west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia: multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The continuum of maternal care has been one of the effective approaches for improving the health of mothers and newborns. Although large numbers of Ethiopian women do not use maternal health services, points of drop out along the continuum are not understood well. Understanding of a particular point of maternal care dropout on the continuum, however, helps governments make effective interventions. This study aimed to assess the extent of women's service utilization and the factors affecting retention on the continuum of care in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based study linked to health facility data was conducted in June 2018. Data were obtained from 1281 mothers who gave birth to their last baby within the preceding 12 months from a two-stage cl

SUBMITTER: Emiru AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7191802 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature