Maternal social support and health facility delivery in Southwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal mortality continues to decrease in the world but remain the most important health problems in low-income countries. Although evidence indicates that social support is an important factor influencing health facility delivery, it has not been extensively studied in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of maternal social support and related factors on health facility delivery in southwest Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey data on 3304 women aged 15-47 years in three districts of Ethiopia, were analyzed. Using multivariable logistic regression, we assessed the association between health facility birth, social support, and socio-demography variables. Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were used to identify statist

SUBMITTER: Mamo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9092803 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature