Socio Demographic Factors Affecting antenatal Care Service Utilization among Women in Ofa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, SNNPR
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dibaba, Yohannes(PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Molla, Zenebe | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-08-09T09:40:44Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:24:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-08-09T09:40:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:24:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-04 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In Elhiopia the level o/maternal mortality and morbidity are among the highest in the world This is attributed to among other/actors, non lise o/modern health care service by women in Ethiopia. According to the 2005 EDHS, more than seven in ten mothers didn 't receive ANC al all. There/o re, the objective o/this study 1I'as to examine/actors influencing ANC services utili:ation in a/a Woreda, Wolaita zone, SNNPR. A comlllunity based cross-sect ional survey was condllcted in a/a Woreda from JanuC/ly 16- FebrtlC/lY 312011. A multi stage sampling technique was used to select the study popuLation one from urban and the other /ourfrom rural. The strtlctured interview questionnaire was administered to the total 0/620 study units so as to collect relevant data. Chi-square test and Logistic regression Analyses were done using SPSs. The result a/the study reveaLed that ANC service utilization in the study area was 33%. HOlrever, ji'DInthose who allended ANC service, 58 % started ANC visit during the second & third trimester 0/ pregnancy. Residence, A1aternal education, intenseness o/pregnancy, women 's occupation, marital status, and household size o/womenllsually live were major socia demographic predictors 0/ ANC service utilization in the area. ANC utilization is/or under any acceptable standard in the study area. Among the attendants Signijicanl proportion were not initiated the visit infirstlrimesler. For increasing ANC service utili:ation; expanding contraceptive choices that enable mothers to find a suitable & more effective method, expanding intensijied maternal health care programs particularly in rural areas, awareness raising campaigns and providing education to girLs should be emphasize. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/11438 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa Univerisity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Factors Affecting Antenatal | en_US |
| dc.title | Socio Demographic Factors Affecting antenatal Care Service Utilization among Women in Ofa Woreda, Wolaita Zone, SNNPR | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |