Institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and META-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is wide variation in the utilization of institutional delivery service in Ethiopia. Various socioeconomic and cultural factors affect the decision where to give birth. Although there has been a growing interest in the assessment of institutional delivery service utilization and its predictors, nationally representative evidence is scarce. This study was aimed to estimate the pooled national prevalence of institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia.

Methods

Studies were accessed through PubMed, Cochrane library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The funnel plot and Egger's regression test were used to see publication bias, and I-squared statistic was applied to check heterogeneity of studies. A weighted Dersimonian laired r

SUBMITTER: Nigusie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7296650 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature