Perceived physical accessibility, mother's perception of quality of care, and utilization of skilled delivery service in rural Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite the concerted effort to improve skilled delivery service utilization in Ethiopia, a considerable proportion of births still occur at home by traditional birth attendants, notably in a rural setting. Hence, the aim of this study was to investigate whether mother's perceived service quality and physical accessibility affect skilled delivery service utilization.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 July 2019 to 30 August 2019, among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months before the study, in selected five districts of Kaffa Zone, Ethiopia.

Result

In this study, 262 (70.1%) of mothers utilized skilled delivery service in their recent childbirth. Mothers regarding the nearby health facility's physical environment as "

SUBMITTER: Hailemariam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8326625 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature