Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Women for Birth and Emergency Preparedness in Hawassa City,SNNPR, Ethiopia.
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2011-05
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Addis Ababa University
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A cross-sectional community-based comparative study was conducted to assess knowledge and practices of birth preparedness and complication readiness and factors associated with their practices among women who gave birth in the last 12 months preceding the survey in Hawassa city, SNNPR, Ethiopia. The study was undertaken between October 2010 to April 2011 pre
tested structured questionnaire was used to obtain relevant information. Data were obtained from 550 mothers. Including both unprompted and prompted responses, 85.6% of the respondents mentioned identifying place of delivery, 90.4% mentioned saving money, 45.5% mentioned identifying skilled provider and 81.8%mentioned identifying a mode of transportation as elements of birth preparedness. Two hundred twenty two (40.4%) of the respondents reported that they identified place of delivery, saved money and identified a mode of transport ahead of childbirth. In multivariate analysis birth preparedness was higher among literate mothers (OR= 2.41, 95% CI= 1.97,4.37), women who have a good income (OR=3.28, 95% CI= 1.91,5.64),
women with history of still birth (OR= 3.37, 95% CI= 1.47,7.75), having ANC follow up (OR= 4.13, 95% CI= 1.33, 12.82)and awareness about BPCR (OR= 8.25,95% CI=4.47,15.22). About 82.2% of the respondents gave birth by a skilled provider. Skilled provider at birth was higher among those who were literate, with better income, first births, those who had ANC follow up
and those who were birth prepared. The study identified poor comprehensive knowledge and practices of birth preparedness in general and very poor knowledge on danger signs in particular. Improve the information given during ANC follow up, with special emphasis given to birth preparedness in general and information on obstetric danger sign in particular, community
education about birth preparedness, particularly about danger signs, empowerment of women, improving the information given during the ANC follow up with are recommended.
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Birth preparedness,women