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. 2016 Nov 16;16(1):355.
doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1151-1.

Determinants of use of health facility for childbirth in rural Hadiya zone, Southern Ethiopia

Netsanet Abera Asseffa  1 , Fawole Bukola  2 , Arowojolu Ayodele  2
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Determinants of use of health facility for childbirth in rural Hadiya zone, Southern Ethiopia

Netsanet Abera Asseffa et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. .

Abstract

Background: Maternal mortality remains a major global public health concern despite many international efforts. Facility-based childbirth increases access to appropriate skilled attendance and emergency obstetric care services as the vast majority of obstetric complications occur during delivery. The purpose of the study was to determine the proportion of facility delivery and assess factors influencing utilization of health facility for childbirth.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in two rural districts of Hadiya zone, southern Ethiopia. Participants who delivered within three years of the survey were selected by stratified random sampling. Trained interviewers administered a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. We employed bivariate analysis and logistic regression to identify determinants of facility-based delivery.

Results: Data from 751 participants showed that 26.9% of deliveries were attended in health facilities. In bivariate analysis, maternal age, education, husband's level of education, possession of radio, antenatal care, place of recent ANC attended, planned pregnancy, wealth quintile, parity, birth preparedness and complication readiness, being a model family and distance from the nearest health facility were associated with facility delivery. On multiple logistic regression, age, educational status, antenatal care, distance from the nearest health facility, wealth quintile, being a model family, planned pregnancy and place of recent ANC attended were the determinants of facility-based childbirth.

Conclusion: Efforts to improve institutional deliveries in the region must strengthen initiatives that promote female education, opportunities for wealth creation, female empowerment and increased uptake of family planning among others. Service related barriers and cultural influences on the use of health facility for childbirth require further evaluation.

Keywords: Facility-based childbirth; Hadiya zone; Institutional delivery; Place of childbirth.

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Distance from the nearest health facility and percentage of home births among rural women who delivered in the last three years preceding the survey, rural Hadiya zone, southern Ethiopia
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