Non-Institutional Childbirths and the Associated Socio-Demographic Factors in Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia

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ID15499050
AuthorsGnkambo Agwa Gora (0000-0003-0938-770X, Amhara Regional Health Bureau), Muhammad Farooq Umer (0000-0001-7779-1929, Xi'an Jiaotong University), Peter Obang Ojulu, Sintayehu Tsegaye Betaw (Defence University College), Akwoma Okugn Cham (Amhara Regional Health Bureau), Ojulu Agwa Gora (0000-0003-2823-0142, Amhara Regional Health Bureau), Xin Qi (0000-0002-6040-9567, Xi'an Jiaotong University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue6
Pages2859-2859
Publication date2021-03-11
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18062859
PMID33799658
OpenAlexW3133736518
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

The decades-long global efforts to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality have shown overall progress, but most developing countries are still lagging significantly. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of non-institutional childbirths in the Gambella State and to identify socio-demographic factors responsible for non-institutional utilization of available birth services by reproductive-aged mothers. A community-based cross-sectional study design was adopted using a multi-stage random sampling technique. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the selected place of birth. EpiData version 3.1 and SPSS version 13.0 were applied for data entry and analyses. All the 657 eligible mothers recruited for this study responded to the interview. 71% of the total respondents had non-institutional childbirths (NICB), and the rest had their most recent childbirth in an institution with skilled healthcare providers' assistance. Socio-demographic factors were significantly associated with NICB. Nuer (AOR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.23-3.63) and Majang ethnic (AOR = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.02-3.83) groups had higher rates of NICB than the rest of the study population. The prevalence of non-institutional childbirths in Gambella remained two times higher than the institutional childbirths

Childbirth · Cross-sectional study · Developing country · Economic growth · Environmental health · Lagging · Logistic regression · Population · Pregnancy · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma

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