SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020
Institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and META-analysis.
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- Utilization of maternal healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Predictors of institutional delivery service utilization in Ethiopia: an umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Assessment of Place of Delivery and Associated Factors among Pastoralists in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluation.Journal of pregnancy · 2023Pooled it
- Gender dynamics affecting women's uptake of maternal health service in agrarian and pastoral settings in Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic and geographic disparities in institutional delivery in Bangladesh: a Bayesian multilevel modelling framework.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Women's postpartum family planning use and intention in Ethiopia: Disparities in the agrarian and pastoral contexts from a community-based cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in institutional delivery in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis of EDHS data (2011-2019).BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Effective coverage of skilled birth attendance in Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Unraveling the hidden expenses of free delivery services: a cross-sectional analysis of the public health facilities of the Harari Region, Ethiopia.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub‑Saharan African Countries: A Multi‑level Mixed Effect Analysis.Annals of global health · 2025Article
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- What we know and don't know about the antenatal care service utilization in Ethiopia: A scoping review of the literature.PloS one · 2025Article
- Determinants of institutional delivery service utilization among internally displaced vulnerable populations in Benadir region, Somalia: A community based cross-sectional study.Journal of migration and health · 2025Article
- Association Between Sociodemographic Characteristics and Assisted Childbirth by Qualified Personnel in Madagascar.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2024Article
- National Health Insurance Role in Hospital Utilisation in Disadvantaged Areas: Evidence from Indonesia.The Malaysian journal of medical sciences : MJMS · 2024Article
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- Home delivery among women who receive antenatal care in Ethiopia, design-based logistic regression analysis.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- Effect of stage-matched educational intervention on use of institutional delivery in Northwest Ethiopia: using community readiness model.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Two out of every three pregnant women who gave birth in public health facilities of Tullo Woreda were dissatisfied with deliveries services, Eastern Ethiopia.SAGE open medicine · 2024Article
- Determinants of home delivery among reproductive age women in Bore District, East Guji Zone, Ethiopia: a case-control study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is wide variation in the utilization of institutional delivery service in Ethiopia. Various socioeconomic and cultural factors affect the decision where to give birth. Although there has been a growing interest in the assessment of institutional delivery service utilization and its predictors, nationally representative evidence is scarce. This study was aimed to estimate the pooled national prevalence of institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors in Ethiopia.
methodsStudies were accessed through PubMed, Cochrane library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. The funnel plot and Egger's regression test were used to see publication bias, and I-squared statistic was applied to check heterogeneity of studies. A weighted Dersimonian laired random effect model was applied to estimate the pooled national prevalence and the effect size of institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors.
resultTwenty four studies were included in this review. The pooled prevalence of institutional delivery service utilization was 31% (95% Confidence interval (CI): 30, 31.2%; I
conclusionThis review found that there are several modifiable factors such as empowering women through education; promoting antenatal care to prevent home delivery; increasing awareness of women through mass media and making services more accessible would likely increase utilization of institutional delivery.
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