ArticleFrontiers in global women's health2023
Post-natal care: a vital chance to save mothers and infants! Exploring barriers and factors associated with it: a mixed study.
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- Health system responsiveness for maternal healthcare services in East Africa: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to maternal healthcare in East Africa: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of perspectives from women, their families, healthcare providers, and key stakeholders.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Quality and Access to Postnatal Care Among Women in Somalia: Evidence from the 2020 Somalia Demographic and Health Survey.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Maternal healthcare quality, continuity, and experiences among pregnant adolescents and adult women in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa: A cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Postnatal care service utilisation and associated factors among multiparous women in Buyamba County, Rakai District Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Assessing urban-rural inequality in the primary healthcare system readiness to provide postpartum care for mothers and newborns in Burkina Faso: a Gini index decomposition analysis.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
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- Level of HIV serodiscordance and associated factors among heterosexual couples in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Observation of non-recommended (harmful) intrapartum practices among obstetric care providers in public hospitals in southern Ethiopia, 2023.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The most effective maternal health intervention for enhancing mother and baby survival is postnatal care, yet it is also the most neglected service in Ethiopia. Less is known about postnatal care despite earlier studies concentrating on pregnancy and delivery service utilization. Postnatal care is the subject of few national and local area studies. Therefore this research aims to evaluate postnatal care utilization and barriers and associated characteristics among women in Ilubabor Zone and Buno Bedele Zone. Methods: A mixed-methods study involving women who visited immunization clinics was conducted in Southwest Ethiopia. For the quantitative part, a cross-sectional survey was conducted between June 12 and July 12, 2022. The data collected through interviews was analyzed using SPSS version 26. An adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and Results and Discussion: A total of 422 participants with a 100% response rate were included in the analysis. 234 (55.5%) of these underwent postnatal checks. In the quantitative section, postnatal care counseling and appointment setting, counseling on danger signs, and prior postnatal care utilization all demonstrated a statistically significant association with the use of postnatal care services (AOR = 3.6, 95% CI (1.47-7.23)), [AOR = 2, 95% CI (1.05-3.64)], and [AOR = 3, 95% CI (1.36-58), respectively). At the qualitative level, it was determined that the themes of knowledge and access were obstacles to the use of postpartum care services. Generally this study revealed that the Ilubabor Zone and Buno Bedele Zone have a poor total PNC service utilization rate. Furthermore, ignorance, conventional wisdom, religious activity, distance from facilities, environmental exposure, and waiting time were identified as barriers to postnatal care service utilization. To optimize this service, all parties involved should address these factors.
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