Determinant Factors Affecting Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Rural Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Wencheko, Eshetu(Professer) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mehari, Kassu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-26T10:42:01Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T14:29:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-06-26T10:42:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T14:29:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Determinant factors affecting utilization of maternal healthcare services in rural Ethiopia Kassu Mehari Addis Ababa University, 2012 Maternal mortality in Ethiopia is one of the highest in the world. In 2006 the maternal mortality rate was 673 per 100,000 live births (CSA and ORC Macro, 2006). Maternal mortality ratio is one of the indicators in the MDG that is raising concern in achieving the set target of reducing the rate by two-third by 2015. Many mothers also suffer from complications of pregnancy and delivery. In addition to that maternal healthcare service utilization is far below the acceptable level. The main objective of this study is to identify the determinant factors affecting utilization of maternal health care services in rural Ethiopia.The data for the study were taken from the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey which is a nationally representative survey of women in the age group15- 49 years. Mothers who had atleast one child in the five years before the survey were included in the analysis. To estimate the effect of the socio-economic and demographic variables on maternal health service utilization three outcome variables were considered, these were: use of antenatal care (ANC), delivery care and postnatal care (PNC) services. The logistic regression was used to develop models based on the outcome variables. Utilization of maternal healthcare services was found to be very low among non-educated mothers as compared to those who have atleast primary education. In the logistic regression model mother‟s age at birth, educational status of the mother, sex of head of household, household wealth, work status of the mother, region, religion, birth order of the child and educational status of the husband were found to be indicators of utilization of delivery care and PNC services in the total sample of mothers. Religion and sex of household head were not significantly related with ANC use. To increase mother‟s utilization of health care services and improve maternal health in rural Ethiopia some crucial steps regarding educating mothers and creating job opportunity for mothers should be taken. Great attention should be given to those mothers who are living in rural areas of Ethiopia with no education and in the low economic status group | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://10.90.10.223:4000/handle/123456789/3685 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba university | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health Care Services | en_US |
| dc.title | Determinant Factors Affecting Utilization of Maternal Health Care Services in Rural Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |