Reproductive System & Sexual Disorders: Current Research
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ISSN: 2161-038X
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ISSN: 2161-038X
+44 1300 500008
Wubareg Seifu
College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Public Health Department, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit,
Jigjiga
Ethiopia
Research Article
Maternal Health Care Service Utilization and Associated Factors among Pastoral and Agro Pastoral Reproductive Age Women Residing in Jigjiga Town, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia
Author(s): Wubareg Seifu and Beyene MeressaWubareg Seifu and Beyene Meressa
Background: Despite the implementation of different interventions, maternal health service utilization in the Ethiopian Somali regional state is still unsatisfactory. This is because the policies and interventions were simply a copy paste of the agrarian regions without considering the local pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess maternal health service utilization and associated factors among pastoral and agro-pastoral reproductive age women living in Jigjig town.
Methods and Materials: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in Jigjig town from June 2011. A total of 722 women who had history of child birth within the last twelve month were included in the study. A multi stage random sampling techniques was applied. Pretested structured questionnaires were used for data collection.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-7662.1000206