Multilevel analysis of the predictors of completion of the continuum of maternity care in Ethiopia; using the recent 2019 Ethiopia mini demographic and health survey.
Gossa Fetene AbebeDereje Zeleke BelachewDesalegn GirmaAlemseged AydikoYilkal NegessePublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2022)
Despite most of the women using at least one of the maternity services, the level of completion along the continuum of care after antenatal care booking remains low in Ethiopia. Therefore, enhancing female education and economic transitions with special consideration given to rural, Afar, and Gambella regional state residents. Counseling towards the danger signs of pregnancy and its complications during antenatal care follow-upshould be strengthened. . Furthermore, the identified predictors should be considered when designing new policies or updating policies and strategies on maternity services uptake to step-up its full utilization, which in turn helps in the achievement of the sustainable development goals of ending preventable causes of maternal, neonatal, and child death by 2030.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- affordable care act
- pregnant women
- primary care
- preterm birth
- pregnancy outcomes
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- risk factors
- working memory
- insulin resistance
- men who have sex with men
- body mass index
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- hepatitis c virus
- metabolic syndrome
- hiv testing
- drug induced