Determinants of maternal healthcare utilisation among pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia: a multi-level analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite efforts to make maternal health care services available in rural Ethiopia, utilisation status remains low. Therefore, this study aimed to assess maternal health care services' status and determinants in rural Ethiopia.

Methods

The study used quasi-experimental pre- and post-comparison baseline data. A pretested, semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. A multilevel, mixed-effects logistic regression was used to identify individual and communal level factors associated with utilisation of antenatal care (ANC), skilled birth attendance (SBA), and postnatal care (PNC). The adjusted odds ratio (AOR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated with a p-value of less than 0.05, indicating statistical si

SUBMITTER: Gurara MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9898958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature