Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020
Introduction: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund recommends a 100% growth monitoring and promotion coverage, but the prevalence of growth monitoring and promotion service utilization rate in Ethiopia is only 16.9%. Even though Ethiopia is attempting different strategies to cope u...
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| description | Introduction: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund recommends a 100% growth monitoring and promotion coverage, but the prevalence of growth monitoring and promotion service utilization rate in Ethiopia is only 16.9%. Even though Ethiopia is attempting different strategies to cope up with this low rate, the problem is still unresolved. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 443 study participants from 10 February to 8 March 2020. The study participants in the study were selected using simple random sampling technique. The collected data were entered in to EpiData3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23. Bivariate and multi-variable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with growth monitoring service utilization. Statistically significance was declared at p value < 0.05% and 95% confidence interval. Results: In this study, the overall growth monitoring and service utilization was 32.9%. Fully empowered mothers adjusted odds ratio: 2.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.5–4.3), receiving counseling (adjusted odds ratio: 2.8; 95% confidence interval: 2.0–4.7) and regularly participating on community conversation (adjusted odds ratio: 2.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.8–7.6) were significantly associated with growth monitoring service utilization. Conclusion: Growth monitoring services utilization was 32.9%. Maternal empowerment on decision-making, engaging women on financial control, knowledge of mothers receiving counseling and regularly participating on community conversation were the independent factors for growth monitoring service utilization. The health extension workers should strengthen maternal empowerment and community conversation through increasing maternal awareness. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8572226a4de04e02b2324af34ae7a0d42022-12-22T04:14:05ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medicine2050-31212022-11-011010.1177/20503121221133936Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020Getu Endale0Tamirat Melis1Andamlak Dendir2Kifle Lentiro3Tadesse Sahle4Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolkite University, Wolkite, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolkite University, Wolkite, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolkite University, Wolkite, EthiopiaDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Science, Wolkite University, Wolkite, EthiopiaDepartment of Nursing, Wolkite University, Wolkite, EthiopiaIntroduction: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund recommends a 100% growth monitoring and promotion coverage, but the prevalence of growth monitoring and promotion service utilization rate in Ethiopia is only 16.9%. Even though Ethiopia is attempting different strategies to cope up with this low rate, the problem is still unresolved. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 443 study participants from 10 February to 8 March 2020. The study participants in the study were selected using simple random sampling technique. The collected data were entered in to EpiData3.1 and exported to SPSS version 23. Bivariate and multi-variable logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with growth monitoring service utilization. Statistically significance was declared at p value < 0.05% and 95% confidence interval. Results: In this study, the overall growth monitoring and service utilization was 32.9%. Fully empowered mothers adjusted odds ratio: 2.7, 95% confidence interval: 1.5–4.3), receiving counseling (adjusted odds ratio: 2.8; 95% confidence interval: 2.0–4.7) and regularly participating on community conversation (adjusted odds ratio: 2.8, 95% confidence interval: 1.8–7.6) were significantly associated with growth monitoring service utilization. Conclusion: Growth monitoring services utilization was 32.9%. Maternal empowerment on decision-making, engaging women on financial control, knowledge of mothers receiving counseling and regularly participating on community conversation were the independent factors for growth monitoring service utilization. The health extension workers should strengthen maternal empowerment and community conversation through increasing maternal awareness.https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221133936 |
| spellingShingle | Getu Endale Tamirat Melis Andamlak Dendir Kifle Lentiro Tadesse Sahle Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 SAGE Open Medicine |
| title | Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_full | Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_short | Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 |
| title_sort | growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in muhir aklil district gurage zone southern ethiopia 2020 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/20503121221133936 |
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