Factors associated with unskilled birth attendance among women in sub-Saharan Africa: A multivariate-geospatial analysis of demographic and health surveys.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have shown that unskilled birth attendance is associated with maternal and neonatal morbidity, disability, and death in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, little evidence exists on prevailing geospatial variations and the factors underscoring the patterns of unskilled birth attendance in the region. This study analysed the geospatial disparities and factors associated with unskilled birth attendance in SSA.

Methods

The study is based on data from thirty (30) SSA countries captured in the latest (2010-2019) demographic and health surveys (DHS). A total of 200,736 women aged between 15-49 years were included in the study. Geospatial methods including spatial autocorrelation and hot spot analysis as well as logistic regression models were used to anal

SUBMITTER: Addo IY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894461 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature