• FACTORS DETERMINING THE CHOICE OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES BY PREGNANT WOMEN


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The main aim of this study was to examine factors determining women’s preference for places to give birth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A quantitative and cross-sectional community based study design was employed. Data was collected using structured questionnaire administered to 901 women aged 15–49 years through a stratified two-stage cluster sampling technique. Multinomial logistic regression model was employed to identify predictors of delivery care. More than three-fourth of slum women gave birth at public healthcare facilities compared to slightly more than half of the nonslum residents. ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]1.2 Statement of the Problem Basing on the fact that various efforts have been put in place by the Government of Ethiopia, through free maternity services to increase the percentage of mothers who deliver from the health facility under the assistance of a skilled health worker, the majority of mothers still deliver at home without skilled birth attendants. Statistics by the District Health information System (DHIS) indicate that only 36% of births in Addis Ababa are attended by a skilled birth attendant. This is way too far the targets set at the International Conference on Population and Dev ... Continue Reading