Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study.
<h4>Background</h4>In developing countries, home delivery increases the risk of maternal and perinatal mortality. Despite this, home deliveries account for a considerable share of deliveries in developing nations such as Ethiopia. Evidence on factors that affect homebirth is required for...
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| author | Asaminew Geremu Gaga Teshome Abuka Abebo Yilkal Simachew |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>In developing countries, home delivery increases the risk of maternal and perinatal mortality. Despite this, home deliveries account for a considerable share of deliveries in developing nations such as Ethiopia. Evidence on factors that affect homebirth is required for the measures needed to overcome these conditions.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify predictors of homebirth among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region.<h4>Methods</h4>Unmatched case-control study was conducted from May to June 2021 among 308 mothers (102 cases and 206 controls) who recently delivered and visited either postnatal care or sought immunization service at public health facilities of Wondo Genet. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Epi-Data version 3.1 was used for data entry, and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used for data analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the determinants of homebirth. The association between the outcome variable and independent variables was declared statistically significant at a P-value < 0.05 with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) in a multivariable model.<h4>Results</h4>Rural residence [AOR: 3.41; 95%CI: 1.58-7.39], lifetime physical IPV [AOR: 2.35; 95%CI: 1.06-5.17], grand-multiparity [AOR: 5.36; 95%CI: 1.68-17.08], non-use of contraception before recent pregnancy [AOR: 5.82; 95%CI: 2.49-13.60], >30 min to reach health facility [AOR: 2.14; 95%CI: 1.02-4.51], and lack of facemask [AOR: 2.69; 95%CI: 1.25-5.77] were statistically significant predictors of homebirth.<h4>Conclusion and recommendation</h4>The access gap to maternity services should be narrowed between rural and urban women. Healthcare programs concerning women's empowerment could help reduce persistent intimate partner violence. Family planning needs to be promoted, and multiparous women should be counseled on the adverse obstetric consequences of homebirth. The devastating effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on maternity services should be prevented. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-574d5a24292e4398830d1c9567d4275c2023-05-14T05:31:22ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01185e028354710.1371/journal.pone.0283547Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study.Asaminew Geremu GagaTeshome Abuka AbeboYilkal Simachew<h4>Background</h4>In developing countries, home delivery increases the risk of maternal and perinatal mortality. Despite this, home deliveries account for a considerable share of deliveries in developing nations such as Ethiopia. Evidence on factors that affect homebirth is required for the measures needed to overcome these conditions.<h4>Objective</h4>To identify predictors of homebirth among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region.<h4>Methods</h4>Unmatched case-control study was conducted from May to June 2021 among 308 mothers (102 cases and 206 controls) who recently delivered and visited either postnatal care or sought immunization service at public health facilities of Wondo Genet. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Epi-Data version 3.1 was used for data entry, and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 was used for data analysis. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the determinants of homebirth. The association between the outcome variable and independent variables was declared statistically significant at a P-value < 0.05 with a 95% Confidence Interval (CI) in a multivariable model.<h4>Results</h4>Rural residence [AOR: 3.41; 95%CI: 1.58-7.39], lifetime physical IPV [AOR: 2.35; 95%CI: 1.06-5.17], grand-multiparity [AOR: 5.36; 95%CI: 1.68-17.08], non-use of contraception before recent pregnancy [AOR: 5.82; 95%CI: 2.49-13.60], >30 min to reach health facility [AOR: 2.14; 95%CI: 1.02-4.51], and lack of facemask [AOR: 2.69; 95%CI: 1.25-5.77] were statistically significant predictors of homebirth.<h4>Conclusion and recommendation</h4>The access gap to maternity services should be narrowed between rural and urban women. Healthcare programs concerning women's empowerment could help reduce persistent intimate partner violence. Family planning needs to be promoted, and multiparous women should be counseled on the adverse obstetric consequences of homebirth. The devastating effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on maternity services should be prevented.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283547 |
| spellingShingle | Asaminew Geremu Gaga Teshome Abuka Abebo Yilkal Simachew Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study. |
| title_full | Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study. |
| title_fullStr | Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study. |
| title_short | Predictors of homebirth amidst COVID-19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in Wondo Genet, Sidama Region, Ethiopia: A case control study. |
| title_sort | predictors of homebirth amidst covid 19 pandemic among women attending health facilities in wondo genet sidama region ethiopia a case control study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283547 |
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