Socio-Economic and Demographic Determinants of Postnatal Care Utilization in Oromia Region
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2021-09
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Addis Ababa University
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Background: The postnatal period which is also called postpartum is defined by the World health organization as the period beginning one hour after the delivery of the placenta and continuing until 6 weeks (42 days) after delivery.
Objective: The prime objective of this study is to examine the socio-economic and demographic factors that influence PNC service utilization in Oromia Region of Ethiopia.
Methods: cross-sectional data from Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016. A multivariate binary logit model was employed, and odds ratios were used to analyze the determinants. A qualitative in-depth interview was also implemented to triangulate with the secondary data of the 2016 EDHS and to capture and thereby to fill some of the data gaps of the EDHS. Totally 1031 women were covered by the 2016 EDHS of Ethiopia.
Results: The study results have shown that woman’s education level, ANC visit, parity, and place of delivery have a significant positive effect on PNC checkup. The estimated odds ratio of PNC service utilization for women delivered at health facility is11.6 time more likely to use PNC service as compared to women delivered at home. Women antenatal visit with of less than four antenatal visit is 1.706 times more likely to have PNC checkup relative to women whose no antenatal visit is [P<0.05, OR =1.706, 95% CI 0.929-3.1308]. Women with primary education level 1.79 more likely to have PNC checkup after delivery [P 0.05, OR =1.79 at 95% CI 1.05-3.06].Women Birth order with of 2-4 is 2.14 times more likely to have PNC checkup relative to women whose Birth order one is [P 0.05, OR =2.14, 95% CI 1.18-3.87].
Conclusion: To improve the level of PNC checkup in the study area all concerned bodies should work towards empowering women’s educational participation, promote and design appropriate designs and strategy to increase the ANC utilization rate and health facility in particular and to improve, encourage and enhance maternal health care service utilization in general.
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PNC, EDHS, Socioeconomic and Demographic Determinants of PNCs