Journal of Women's Health Care
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Ayanos Taye

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• Research Article
  Postnatal Care Service Utilization and Associated Factors among Mothers in Lemo Woreda, Ethiopia
  Author(s): Tefera Belachew, Ayanos Taye and Tamiru Belachew Tefera Belachew, Ayanos Taye and Tamiru Belachew
  
  Background: Postnatal careis one of the most important maternal health-care interventions for prevention of illnesses and deaths during the postnatal period. Globally, more than 350,000 women die annually from complications during pregnancy or childbirth, almost all of them (99%) in developing countries. In Ethiopia, utilization of postnatal care service is very low due to various factors and these problems significantly hold back the goal of decreasing maternal mortality. Objective: To asses postnatal care service utilization and associated factors among mothers in Lemo Woreda, Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia. Methods: A community based cross sectional study which is supplemented by qualitative method was employed from March to April, 2015. A total 352 mothers who gave birth 12 months prior to the study period were selected.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000318

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