ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Postnatal Care Service Utilisation in Ethiopia: Reflecting on 20 Years of Demographic and Health Survey Data.
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- Utilization of early postnatal care services and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months in South Gondar Zone District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Urban-rural disparities and change in postnatal care use from 2016 to 2019 in Ethiopia: Multivariate decomposition analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and factors associated with utilisation of postnatal care in Sierra Leone: a 2019 national survey.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Determinants of maternal healthcare service utilisation among Indonesian mothers: A population-based study.F1000Research · 2021Article
- Determinants of post-natal care service utilization among women in rural Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis of EDHS data (EDHS 2019).The journal of medicine accessArticle
- Non-utilization of postnatal care and its associated factors among women who gave birth in rural districts of Northern Ethiopia: A community-based mixed-method study.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Postnatal Care Utilization Coverage and its Associated Factors Among Mothers in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundMost maternal deaths in the world occur during the postpartum period, especially within the first two days following delivery. This makes postnatal care (PNC) critical to improving the chances of maternal and child survival. Over the past 20 years, the proportion of women receiving antenatal care (ANC) in Ethiopia has increased while the proportion of those receiving PNC has remained low. This study aimed to understand the trends, determinants and urban-rural variations of PNC service utilisation.
methodsThis study draws on the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) data for the years 2000 (n = 4552), 2005 (n = 4467), 2011 (n = 4445) and 2016 (n = 4275) to estimate the trends and determinants of PNC service utilisation. Multivariate logistic regression models with adjustment for clustering and sampling weights were used to investigate the association between the independent factors, the study factors and PNC service utilisation.
resultsOver the twenty-year period of the EDHS, the proportion of Ethiopian women who received PNC services increased from 5.6% (95% CI: 4.6-6.9%) in 2000 to 18.5% (95% CI: 16.4-20.7%) in 2016. Similarly, women who received PNC services in urban areas increased from 15.2% (95% CI: 23.6-30.7%) in 2000 to 47% (95% CI: 60.4-67.3%) in 2016. Women who were in the wealthy quintile, had ANC visits, delivered in a health facility, and delivered by caesarean section were most likely to have PNC. The present study also showed that whilst birth spacing was a significant factor among urban women, wealth index, ANC visits, and perception of health facility distance were significant factors among rural women.
conclusionsThe study suggests low levels of utilisation of PNC among Ethiopian women from rural districts. Geographically targeted interventions with a focus on low-socioeconomic rural women, and those with no previous contacts with the health system during pregnancy, are needed to improve PNC in Ethiopia.
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