Extent of Home Delivery among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last One Year in Serbo, Kersa Woreda, Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia.
Gemechu TerefeAhmedin TehaTujuba DiribsaDaba AbdissaPublished in: Obstetrics and gynecology international (2022)
When compared to the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2016, the prevalence of home delivery among women who gave birth in the last one year was low in this study. The study participants' identified factors that were significantly linked with home delivery were low monthly income, only husband as decision maker, no ANC follow-up, poor knowledge of delivery services, negative attitude toward delivery services, and large family size. Health professionals and health extension workers should raise awareness about institutional delivery and birth readiness so that women can give birth at a health facility even if labor begins unexpectedly.