Pregnant Mothers Preference of Midwife Gender for Birth Attendant and Associated Factors at Health Institution in Ambo Town, Oromia Region ,Ethiopia, 2018.
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: Globally, every minute, at least one woman dies from complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. A significant number of women in developing countries do not utilize obstetrics care service delivery. Identifying women‟s expectations, wishes, needs and fears enable the health care provider(s) to work toward a common goal of safe and positive childbirth experience. Mother‟s gender preference for obstetrics care is an important issue to promote maternal health care service utilization
Objective: To assess pregnant mothers‟ preference of midwife gender for birth attendant and associated factors at health institution in Ambo town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2018.
Method: Institutional based cross sectional study systematic sampling method was used. Data was collected using pre tested and structured questionnaire from 401 pregnant mothers at selected health institution in Ambo town from March 1 to April 1, 2018. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS statistical software packages. To identify the existence of association between the selected dependent and independent variables, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression with 95% CI and p-value <=0.05 was used.
Result:-Out of 388 pregnant mothers included in this study, 161(41.5%),135(34.8 %),92(23.7%)pregnant mothers preferred female, both (if male or female don‟t mind) and male gender of midwife health profession for delivery service respectively. Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that Muslims were more likely prefer female gender (AOR=5.783, 95% CI: 1.298, 25.771), mothers who have no formal education were more likely prefer female gender than male (AOR=4.006, 95 %( CI: 1.478, 10.857).
Conclusion and recommendation: This study revealed that even though there is preference of male gender, most women preferred female midwives.Religion, women‟s occupation and educational status were influenced preference of gender. Promotion of maternal health information and education should take into account for preferences of women. Therefore, mitigation measure is in need to ensure right and informed choice.
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Midwife, Gender preference, pregnant mothers