Individual-level and community-level determinants of use of maternal health services in Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The use of maternal health services is an important indicator of maternal health and socioeconomic development. Evidence on individual-level and community-level determinants of use of maternal health services in Benishangul Gumuz Region was not well known so far. Hence, this study fills this gap.

Design

A prospective follow-up study SETTING: This study was conducted from March 2020 to January 2021 in Northwest Ethiopia.

Participants

A total of 2198 pregnant women participated in the study.

Main outcome measures

A multistage random sampling technique was used to select study subjects. Data were collected via face-to-face interviews using pretested semistructured questionnaires. Collected data were coded, cleaned and analysed using Stata software. Multi

SUBMITTER: Zelka MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9664272 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature