Intention to use maternal health services and associated factors among women who gave birth at home in rural Sehala Seyemit district: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low maternal healthcare service utilization contributes to poor maternal and newborn health outcomes in rural Ethiopia. 'Motivational factors influence women's intention to perform a specific health behavior, and the intention of subsequent home delivery and related risks that may contribute to women's death is less known. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the intention of maternal health service utilization among women who gave birth at home in the rural Sehala Seyemit district.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from September 1^st to October 15^th, 2020, among 653 women. A two-stage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. First, a semi-structured, pretested, and interviewer-administered qu

SUBMITTER: Taye BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928666 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature