Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Taye Shigute
Asella
Ethiopia
Research Article
Institutional Delivery Service Utilization and Associated Factors among Women of Child Bearing Age at Boset Woreda, Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia
Author(s): Taye Shigute, Solomon Tejineh and Legesse TadesseTaye Shigute, Solomon Tejineh and Legesse Tadesse
Background: Evidence has shown access to skilled attendance at birth averting nearly 16-33% maternal deaths. Despite concerted effort to increase access and importance of institutional delivery in preventing maternal death, only 46% and 15% of developing nations and Ethiopian national deliveries, respectively delivered in health facilities that makes assessment of the barriers to health facility delivery important in the study setup.
Objective: To assess institutional delivery magnitude and associated factors among mothers delivered in the past 12 months in Boset Woreda, Ethiopia.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was employed. Systematic random sampling was used to select participants. Data collected using Interviewer administered questionnaire and entered Epi Info 7.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000394