Wuhib, Tigest (PhD)Assefa, Million2019-09-032023-11-192019-09-032023-11-192018-11http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/18946The major objective of the present study is to examine the attitudes of mothers towards giving birth in some selected health facilities, whether their attitudes varies across the selected health facilities, selected demographic variables and its relation with service provided in the health facilities. For these reason, a quantitative non experimental research design employed which allows descriptive method. Both random and non-random sampling methods were employed. The study was conducted in Kirkos sub city, since it have large population size with more exposure to modernity, urbanization and industrialization as well as well-known former health facilities available, compared to the other sub cities. Specifically, using simple random sampling among the woredas in the sub city, woreda 02 selected and using anon- random sampling which was purposive the health facilities were selected since the only available health facilities that gave maternity service were only the two selected health facilities which was Efoyita health center and Marie Stops International private clinic Ethiopia. A total of 500 participants each 250 from private and 250 from public were participated. In addition, data were generated from primary sources using quantitative methods (Likert scaled questionnaires). In order to report research questions data were analyzed using independent t-test, one way ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient techniques. Consequently, the current study generally revealed several important findings about maternal attitude in giving birth in the selected health facilities. First, That maternal attitude varies across the private and the public health facilities. Second maternal attitude in giving birth varies by the level of education and number of children that the mother have. Third, maternal attitude do not vary across the health facilities by age and residence. Fourth, that maternal attitude is strongly related with quality of service provided in the selected health facilities. Moreover, based on the results of the study, the following conclusions were drawn. Maternal attitude differs in the individual health facilities and that maternal attitude influences preference of place to give birth, mothers with higher level of education and low number of children have better attitude in giving birth in the selected health facilities and that quality of service provided by the health facilities influences maternal attitude. Key words: maternal attitude, private health facility, public health facility.enmaternal attitudeprivate health facilitypublic health facilityThesis