Department of Public Health, School of public and environmental, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia
Research Article
Determinates for Institutional Delivery Service Utilizations among Mothers in Hammer District , Ethiopia : Evidence from Pastoralist Setting
Author(s): Tsegaye Alemu Gute* and Mintesinot Melka
Background
In Ethiopia, maternal mortality is one of the highest in the world. Reduction of maternal mortality is the priority area of many different countries. Institutional delivery service utilization is a critical approach in the prevention of maternal deaths. However, proportion of women utilizing institutional delivery services is very low. There are no updated evidences available for institutional service utilizations in the pastoralist areas of Hammer District, Southwestern Ethiopia.
Objective
To assess institutional delivery service utilization and factors hindering for institutional delivery utilization among mothers who gave birth in the last two years in the pastoralist Hammer District, South Omo Zone, Ethiopia.
Methods
A community-based cross-sectional study with internal .. View More»