Determinants of births protected against neonatal tetanus in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis using EDHS 2016 data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Even though there is low coverage of maternal health services such as antenatal care and skilled birth attendant delivery as well as poor sanitary practice during delivery in Ethiopia, the proportion of births protected by the tetanus vaccine is low. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the determinants of births protected against neonatal tetanus in Ethiopia.

Objective

To assess the determinants of births protected against neonatal tetanus in Ethiopia.

Method

The study was based on secondary data analysis of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016 data. A weighted sample of 7590 women who gave birth within five years preceding the survey was used for analysis. We conducted a multilevel analysis, due to the hierarchical nature of the data. Variabl

SUBMITTER: Teshale AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7707584 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature