Risk factors for women's non-utilization of decentralized primary health care facilities for postnatal care in rural western Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence suggests postnatal care contributes to reductions in maternal mortality. In Ethiopia, the proportion of women who do not utilize postnatal care after birth is high and the frequency of postnatal checks falls short of the four visits recommended by World Health Organization. This study examined risk factors associated with non-utilization of decentralized local health facilities, namely, health posts, health centers, and a primary hospital, for postnatal care services in Gida Ayana Woreda in rural western Ethiopia.

Methods

In this study, 454 mothers were examined for the following risk factors: kebele (the smallest administrative unit in Ethiopia) in which decentralized health care facilities were located, postnatal woman's age, antenatal care

SUBMITTER: Tolera H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323273 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature