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Health facility delivery service utilization and its associated factors among women in the pastoralist regions of Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Predictors of institutional delivery service utilization in Ethiopia: an umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Predicting facility delivery and its determinants among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia using machine learning algorithm: evidence from performance monitoring for action Ethiopia 2019 dataset.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Utilisation of eight antenatal care contacts among adolescent and adult mothers at a referral hospital in Western Kenya: a comparative cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Article
- Geospatial determinants and spatio-temporal variation of early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding in Ethiopia from 2011 to 2019, a multiscale geographically weighted regression analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Socio-economic and cultural factors associated with the utilization of maternal healthcare services in Togo: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Health facility delivery service utilization and its associated factors among women in the pastoralist regions of Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background and Aims: Utilizing health facility delivery services is one of the pillars of lowering maternal mortality. However, the coverage of health facility delivery service utilization continues to be uneven around the world. In Ethiopia, particularly among pastoralist regions, health facility delivery service utilization is less common. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the pooled prevalence of health facility delivery service utilization and identify the associated factors among women in the pastoralist regions of Ethiopia. Methods: A comprehensive systematic search was carried out in PubMed/MEDLINE, Hinary, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Google, and Ethiopian online university repositories. Studies were appraised using the JBI appraisal checklist. The analysis was done using STATA version 16. The pooled analysis was conducted using DerSimonian and Laird random-effects model. Results: The pooled prevalence of health facility delivery service utilization was 23.09% (95% CI: 18.05%-28.12%). Have ANC visit during pregnancy (OR = 3.75, [95% CI: 1.84-7.63]), have information regarding maternal health service fee exemption (OR = 9.51, [95% CI: 1.41-64.26]), have a nearby health facility (OR = 3.49, [95% CI: 1.48-8.20]), and women attend secondary and above education (OR = 3.06, [95% CI: 1.77-5.29]) were found to be significant associated factors. Conclusions: Health facility delivery service utilization is very low in pastoralist regions of Ethiopia, and ANC follow-up, distance from the health facility, women's educational status, and information regarding maternal health service fees were identified as significant associated factors. Consequently, strengthening ANC services, introducing free health services to the community, and constructing health facilities for the nearby residents are recommended to improve the practice.
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