Postnatal care service utilization and associated factors among women in Goba woreda, Bale zone, Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

[摘要] Background: Postnatal care of mothers isessential to reduce maternal morbidity andmortality. Providing postnatal care to recentlydelivered mothers is quite essential. The aim ofthe study was to determine the postnatal careutilization and associated factors amongwomen who gave birth in the last 12 months inGoba woreda, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, 2020.Subjects and Method: A community basedquantitative cross-sectional study was conducted in Goba woreda from March to April, 2020among reproductive age group mothers whogave birth the in last 12 months prior this datacollection. In this study 422 subjects wereconducted using Lottery method to select them.The independent variables were socio-demographics charctestics and obstetrics’ healthrelated factors with outcome variable of postnatal care service utilization. Binary and multivariable logistic regressions analysis werecomputed to evaluate the factors associatedwith postnatal care services utilization.Results: In this study a total of 422 womenwere interviewed with a response rate of 100%.Out of the total respondents, 178 (42.2%) utilized postnatal care service after delivery withinsix weeks of their last birth. Educational level ofmothers (OR= 1.96; 95% CI= 1.06 to 3.62; p=0.050) maternal knowledge on postpartumdanger sign & symptoms (OR= 1.78; 95% CI=1.16 to 2.72; p= 0.010) pregnancy desire (OR=1.89; 95% CI= 1.67 to 3.35; p= 0.050) ANC visit(OR= 2.80; 95% CI= 1.32 to 5.97; p= 0.010)and place of deliver (OR= 2.09; 95% CI= 1.30to 3.34; p= 0.010) had showed statistical significant association with postnatal careutilization.Conclusion: More than half of respondents inGoba woreda were not utilized postnatal careservice. Maternal educational status, maternalknowledge on postnatal danger signs andsymptom, pregnancy desire for youngest child,ANC attendance and place of delivery found tobe independent predictors for PNC service utilization.

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[关键词] postnatal care;delivery;postpartum;Bale zone;danger sign