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. 2023 Apr 3:68:1605203.
doi: 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605203. eCollection 2023.

Early Postnatal Home Visit Coverage by Health Extension Workers and Associated Factors Among Postpartum Women in Gidan District, Northeast Ethiopia

Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw  1 , Tadele Biresaw Belachew  2 , Abel Endawkie  3 , Wubshet Debebe Negash  2
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Early Postnatal Home Visit Coverage by Health Extension Workers and Associated Factors Among Postpartum Women in Gidan District, Northeast Ethiopia

Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw et al. Int J Public Health. .

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the coverage and associated factors of early postnatal home visits (PNHVs) by health extension workers (HEWs) among postpartum women in Gidan district, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted between 30 March and 29 April 2021 in the Gidan district, Northeast Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was employed to select 767 postpartum women participants. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. A binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with early PNHVs by HEWs. Results: The coverage of early postnatal home visits was 15.13% [95% confidence interval (CI): 12.75, 17.87]. Women's education, institutional delivery, time to reach health posts, and participation in pregnant women forums were significantly associated with early PNHVs by HEWs. Conclusion: In the current study, the coverage of early postnatal home visits by HEWs remains low in the study area. The concerned bodies should consider interventions that promote women's education and institutional delivery, and more efforts should be made to improve community-based participation and links with HEWs.

Keywords: Ethiopia; Gidan district; health extension workers; postnatal home visits; postpartum women.

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Proportion of mothers who received a PNHV within 3 days after birth. Northeast, Ethiopia (2021, N = 760).
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