Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia.
INTRODUCTION:Antenatal care (ANC), health facility birth and postnatal care services are proved to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. In Ethiopia, even though antenatal care coverage is good, still home birth is high. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of ho...
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| author | Melese Siyoum Ayalew Astatkie Shewangizaw Mekonnen Gezahegn Bekele Kefyalew Taye Zelalem Tenaw Zemenu Yohannes Zerai Kassaye |
| author_facet | Melese Siyoum Ayalew Astatkie Shewangizaw Mekonnen Gezahegn Bekele Kefyalew Taye Zelalem Tenaw Zemenu Yohannes Zerai Kassaye |
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| description | INTRODUCTION:Antenatal care (ANC), health facility birth and postnatal care services are proved to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. In Ethiopia, even though antenatal care coverage is good, still home birth is high. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of home birth among women who were booked for ANC in public hospitals in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. METHODS:A cohort study was conducted from February to May 2017 among 554 third trimester pregnant mothers who visited public hospitals of Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia for ANC service. All women were interviewed twice: the first interview was done face-to-face in the health facility in which they were having ANC follow up to gather information about basic socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics; the second interview was done via telephone after they gave birth to get information about the place of birth. Epi-Data version 3.1 was used for data entry and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used for data analysis. RESULTS:A total of 68 (13.5%; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 10.5%-16.6%) women who were booked for ANC gave birth at home. Being uneducated (AOR = 2.46, 95% CI: [1.10-5.10]), starting ANC visit late (>16weeks) (AOR = 2.27, 95% CI: [1.14-4.50]), time taken to reach at health facility for ANC service (>30minutes) (AOR = 8.94, 95% CI: [4.50-17.72]), waiting time of greater than 30 minutes for ANC in health facilities (AOR = 1.18, 95% CI: [1.06-2.30]) and lack of knowledge about danger signs of pregnancy (AOR = 4.18, 95%CI: [1.80-9.70]) were significantly associated with home birth. CONCLUSIONS:Home birth among ANC booked women is low compared to other studies. Yet, giving attention to women with no education and those coming from far areas while providing advice on birth preparedness and pregnancy danger signs may be useful to further reduce the rate of home birth. Advising mothers to start ANC early and trying to reduce ANC waiting time could also be of importance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3e65039aec542f19b5e4ed6e6839c1c2022-12-21T22:48:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01139e020360910.1371/journal.pone.0203609Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia.Melese SiyoumAyalew AstatkieShewangizaw MekonnenGezahegn BekeleKefyalew TayeZelalem TenawZemenu YohannesZerai KassayeINTRODUCTION:Antenatal care (ANC), health facility birth and postnatal care services are proved to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. In Ethiopia, even though antenatal care coverage is good, still home birth is high. This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of home birth among women who were booked for ANC in public hospitals in Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia. METHODS:A cohort study was conducted from February to May 2017 among 554 third trimester pregnant mothers who visited public hospitals of Wolaita Zone, southern Ethiopia for ANC service. All women were interviewed twice: the first interview was done face-to-face in the health facility in which they were having ANC follow up to gather information about basic socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics; the second interview was done via telephone after they gave birth to get information about the place of birth. Epi-Data version 3.1 was used for data entry and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22 was used for data analysis. RESULTS:A total of 68 (13.5%; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 10.5%-16.6%) women who were booked for ANC gave birth at home. Being uneducated (AOR = 2.46, 95% CI: [1.10-5.10]), starting ANC visit late (>16weeks) (AOR = 2.27, 95% CI: [1.14-4.50]), time taken to reach at health facility for ANC service (>30minutes) (AOR = 8.94, 95% CI: [4.50-17.72]), waiting time of greater than 30 minutes for ANC in health facilities (AOR = 1.18, 95% CI: [1.06-2.30]) and lack of knowledge about danger signs of pregnancy (AOR = 4.18, 95%CI: [1.80-9.70]) were significantly associated with home birth. CONCLUSIONS:Home birth among ANC booked women is low compared to other studies. Yet, giving attention to women with no education and those coming from far areas while providing advice on birth preparedness and pregnancy danger signs may be useful to further reduce the rate of home birth. Advising mothers to start ANC early and trying to reduce ANC waiting time could also be of importance.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128615?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Melese Siyoum Ayalew Astatkie Shewangizaw Mekonnen Gezahegn Bekele Kefyalew Taye Zelalem Tenaw Zemenu Yohannes Zerai Kassaye Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia. PLoS ONE |
| title | Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia. |
| title_full | Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia. |
| title_fullStr | Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia. |
| title_short | Home birth and its determinants among antenatal care-booked women in public hospitals in Wolayta Zone, southern Ethiopia. |
| title_sort | home birth and its determinants among antenatal care booked women in public hospitals in wolayta zone southern ethiopia |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6128615?pdf=render |
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