Birth preparedness complication readiness and determinants among pregnant women: a community-based survey from Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal death related to obstetric complications remains a great challenge in developing countries. Since these complications are not consistently predictable, it is important to plan different preventive approaches to overcome them when. As the information on birth preparedness, complication readiness, and predictors were limited in the study area, we conducted this study.

Methods

A Cross-sectional study involving 396 pregnant women was conducted from 1st April to 1st May 2018. Data were collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Descriptive, binary and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted in SPSS for windows version 20. P values < 0.05 were considered significant.

Results

Of 361 women interviewed (91% response rate), birth pre

SUBMITTER: Ananche TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574236 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature