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Merid MW, Chilot D, Yigzaw ZA, Melesse AW, Ferede MG, Aragaw FM, Bitew DA. Women in low- and middle-income countries receive antenatal care at health institutions, yet not delivered there: a multilevel analysis of 2016-2021 DHS data. Trop Med Health 2024; 52:1. [PMID: 38163909 PMCID: PMC10759610 DOI: 10.1186/s41182-023-00561-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The institutional delivery dropout (IDD) is a major problem that disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It is associated with increased risks of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women. Hence, this study assessed the pooled estimate and determinants of IDD after antenatal care (ANC) visit among women in LMICs. METHOD The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 29 LMICs were used for this study. Data analysis was performed with STATA version 14. The forest plot was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of IDD. Multilevel binary logistic regression was fitted to identify determinants of IDD. The statistical significance level between the outcome and independent variables was determined through the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% CI and p-value less than 0.05. RESULT The pooled prevalence of IDD after ANC booking among reproductive age women in LMICs was 22.25% (95%CI: 18.25, 26.25). Additionally, the prevalence of IDD was highest (29.83%) among women from the South and Central Europe and the Caribbean countries and lowest (13.72%) in Central/Western Asia and the Oceania. In the multilevel analysis; no education (AOR = 2.92; 95% CI: 2.72, 3.13), poorest wealth index (AOR = 3.46; 95% CI: 3.28, 3.66), inadequate ANC visits (AOR = 1.73; 95% CI: 1.39, 1.77), no media exposure (AOR = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.23, 1.30), rural (AOR = 1.50; 95% CI: 1.43, 1.54), distance a big problem (AOR = 1.28; 95% CI: 1.25, 1.31), and women located in the South/Eastern Europe and Caribbean region 6.67 (AOR = 6.67; 95% CI: 6.20, 7.20), women lived in low-income countries 7.05 (AOR = 7.05; 95% CI: 6.57, 7.56), and women from lower middle-income countries 5.34 (AOR = 5.57; 95% CI: 4.93, 5.78), had increased odds of IDD after ANC among women in LMICs. However, women who had ever born one child (AOR = 0.29; 95% CI: 0.28, 0.31), and women from Central and Western Asia and the Oceania (AOR = 0.78; 95%CI: 0.74, 0.82) had decreased odds of IDD. CONCLUSION The IDD was high among women in LMICs and significantly increased among women with no education, from poorest household, had inadequate ANC visit, no media exposure, rural, distance a big problem. Hence, interventions to reduce IDD should focus on addressing the gaps related to maternal education, access to media, and number of ANC visits among women in LMICs.
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- Mehari Woldemariam Merid
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
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- Department of Human Physiology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health Promotion and Behavioural Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Departments of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Reproductive Health, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Marye DM, Debalkie Atnafu D, Belayneh M, Takele Alemu A. User Fee Exemption Policy Significantly Improved Adherence to Maternal Health Service Utilization in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study. CLINICOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2023; 15:775-785. [PMID: 38106643 PMCID: PMC10722901 DOI: 10.2147/ceor.s431488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Background Increasing free and skilled delivery is a top priority in the global effort to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. Reducing user-fees through exemption policy has contributed to universal health coverage. However, there is scant evidence regarding the effect of exempted maternal services on adherence to utilization in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed to assess the effect of fee exemption policy on adherence to maternal health service utilization and its predictors. Methods A community-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in Bahir Dar City. A two-stage multistage sampling was employed; 497 women participated. Data were collected by face-to-face interview; entered and cleaned using Epi-Data 3.1. SPSS version 25 was used for further analysis. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression models were computed to assess the association between explanatory and outcome variables. An adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used to interpret the degree of association. The effect of fee exemption policy on adherence to maternal health service utilization was measured by propensity score matching. Results The overall adherence to maternal service utilization was 54.2%. Factors associated with adherence to maternal health service utilization were pregnancy complications [AOR: 4.1, 95% CI (2.32, 7.28)], secondary and above education [AOR: 4.6, 95% CI (1.38, 15.08)], early ANC1 booking [AOR: 3.1, 95% CI (1.83, 5.16)], autonomous women [AOR: 2.1, 95% CI (1.02, 4.39)], user fee exemption [AOR: 2.3, 95% CI (1.20, 4.47)] and high parity [AOR: 0.39, 95% CI (0.2, 0.75)]. User fee exemption induced a 22.7% increment in adherence to maternal service utilization (ATET=0.227, t=2.13). Conclusion User fee exemption policy significantly improved adherence to maternal health service utilization. Promoting a fee exemption policy through third-party financing can enhance maternal health service utilization adherence in hard-to-reach settings of Ethiopia by targeting mothers with higher pregnancies, no complications, no autonomy, and less education.
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- Demlie Mekonnen Marye
- Department of Health System Management and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Health System Management and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
- International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Health System Management and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia
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Teferi HM, San Sebastian M, Baroudi M. Factors associated with home delivery preference among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. Glob Health Action 2022; 15:2080934. [PMID: 35867544 PMCID: PMC9310790 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2022.2080934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Background Home delivery is associated with a high risk of maternal and neonatal mortality. The prevalence and factors associated with home delivery have been studied retrospectively among women in Ethiopia. However, no national studies have assessed pregnant women’s preferences for home delivery. Objective To assess factors associated with preferences for home delivery among pregnant women in Ethiopia. Methods We analysed a sample of 678 pregnant women derived from the 2019 performance monitoring for action cross-sectional survey. The association between pregnant women’s preferences for home delivery and several individual, household, healthcare, and community factors were explored through log-Poisson regression with robust variance. Results The weighted prevalence of pregnant women’s preferences for home delivery in Ethiopia was 33%. Pregnant women between the ages of 15–19 years (PR = 2.3; 95% CI: 1.43–4.00) had a higher preference for home delivery compared to those above 34 years. Those who had no Antenatal care (ANC) visit in the current pregnancy (PR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.11–2.11), multipara women (PR = 1.8; 95% CI: 1.19–2.92) those who did not discuss place of delivery with their partners (PR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.18–2.10), did not participate in a community-based program called ‘1 to 5’ network meetings (PR = 4.5; 95% CI: 1.09–18.95), and those who perceived low community support for facility delivery (PR = 2.2; 95% CI: 1.53–3.20) had a higher prevalence of home delivery preference compared to their references. Conclusions A significant proportion of pregnant women preferred home deliveries in Ethiopia. Household and community supporting factors such as not discussing place of delivery with a partner, not participating in women developmental army meetings, and perceived low community support were associated with preference for home delivery. Interventions should address these factors to increase facility deliveries in Ethiopia.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Dotse-Gborgbortsi W, Nilsen K, Ofosu A, Matthews Z, Tejedor-Garavito N, Wright J, Tatem AJ. Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:672. [PMID: 36045351 PMCID: PMC9429654 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04998-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Geographic barriers to healthcare are associated with adverse maternal health outcomes. Modelling travel times using georeferenced data is becoming common in quantifying physical access. Multiple Demographic and Health Surveys ask women about distance-related problems accessing healthcare, but responses have not been evaluated against modelled travel times. This cross-sectional study aims to compare reported and modelled distance by socio-demographic characteristics and evaluate their relationship with skilled birth attendance. Also, we assess the socio-demographic factors associated with self-reported distance problems in accessing healthcare. Methods Distance problems and socio-demographic characteristics reported by 2210 women via the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey were included in analysis. Geospatial methods were used to model travel time to the nearest health facility using roads, rivers, land cover, travel speeds, cluster locations and health facility locations. Logistic regressions were used to predict skilled birth attendance and self-reported distance problems. Results Women reporting distance challenges accessing healthcare had significantly longer travel times to the nearest health facility. Poverty significantly increased the odds of reporting challenges with distance. In contrast, living in urban areas and being registered with health insurance reduced the odds of reporting distance challenges. Women with a skilled attendant at birth, four or more skilled antenatal appointments and timely skilled postnatal care had shorter travel times to the nearest health facility. Generally, less educated, poor, rural women registered with health insurance had longer travel times to their nearest health facility. After adjusting for socio-demographic characteristics, the following factors increased the odds of skilled birth attendance: wealth, health insurance, higher education, living in urban areas, and completing four or more antenatal care appointments. Conclusion Studies relying on modelled travel times to nearest facility should recognise the differential impact of geographic access to healthcare on poor rural women. Physical access to maternal health care should be scaled up in rural areas and utilisation increased by improving livelihoods. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12884-022-04998-0.
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Regassa LD, Tola A, Weldesenbet AB, Tusa BS. Prevalence and associated factors of home delivery in Eastern Africa: Further analysis of data from the recent Demographic and Health Survey data. SAGE Open Med 2022; 10:20503121221088083. [PMID: 35342629 PMCID: PMC8949735 DOI: 10.1177/20503121221088083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives: The current study aimed to determine the magnitude of home delivery and its associated factors in East Africa using data from the Demographic and Health Survey. Methods: We pooled data from the Demographic and Health Survey of the 11 East African countries and included a total weighted sample of 126,107 women in the study. The generalized linear mixed model was fitted to identify factors associated with home delivery. Variables with adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval, and p value < 0.05 in the final generalized linear mixed model were reported to declare significantly associated factors with home delivery. Result: The weighted prevalence of home delivery was 23.68% (95% confidence interval: [23.45, 23.92]) among women in East African countries. Home delivery was highest in Ethiopia (72.5%) whereas, it was lowest in Mozambique (2.8%). In generalized linear mixed model, respondent’s age group, marital status, educational status, place of residence, living country, wealth index, media exposure, and number of children ever born were shown significant association with the home delivery in the East African countries, Conclusion: Home delivery varied between countries in the East African zone. Home delivery was significantly increased among women aged 20–34 years, higher number of ever born children, rural residence, never married, or formerly married participants. On the contrary, home delivery decreased with higher educational level, media exposure, and higher wealth index. Wide-range interventions to reduce home delivery should focus on addressing inequities associated with maternal education, family wealth, increased access to the media, and narrowing the gap between rural and urban areas, poor and rich families, and married and unmarried mothers.
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- Lemma Demissie Regassa
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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Ngotie TK, Kaura DKM, Mash B. Awareness of cultural practices by skilled birth attendants during pregnancy and birth in Kenya: An interpretive phenomenological study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICA NURSING SCIENCES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijans.2022.100394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dzomeku VM, Duodu PA, Okyere J, Aduse-Poku L, Dey NEY, Mensah ABB, Nakua EK, Agbadi P, Nutor JJ. Prevalence, progress, and social inequalities of home deliveries in Ghana from 2006 to 2018: insights from the multiple indicator cluster surveys. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2021; 21:518. [PMID: 34289803 PMCID: PMC8296527 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-03989-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Delivery in unsafe and unsupervised conditions is common in developing countries including Ghana. Over the years, the Government of Ghana has attempted to improve maternal and child healthcare services including the reduction of home deliveries through programs such as fee waiver for delivery in 2003, abolishment of delivery care cost in 2005, and the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme in 2005. Though these efforts have yielded some results, home delivery is still an issue of great concern in Ghana. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to identify the risk factors that are consistently associated with home deliveries in Ghana between 2006 and 2017–18. Methods The study relied on datasets from three waves (2006, 2011, and 2017–18) of the Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster surveys (GMICS). Summary statistics were used to describe the sample. The survey design of the GMICS was accounted for using the ‘svyset’ command in STATA-14 before the association tests. Robust Poisson regression was used to estimate the relationship between sociodemographic factors and home deliveries in Ghana in both bivariate and multivariable models. Results The proportion of women who give birth at home during the period under consideration has decreased. The proportion of home deliveries has reduced from 50.56% in 2006 to 21.37% in 2017–18. In the multivariable model, women who had less than eight antenatal care visits, as well as those who dwelt in households with decreasing wealth, rural areas of residence, were consistently at risk of delivering in the home throughout the three data waves. Residing in the Upper East region was associated with a lower likelihood of delivering at home. Conclusion Policies should target the at-risk-women to achieve complete reduction in home deliveries. Access to facility-based deliveries should be expanded to ensure that the expansion measures are pro-poor, pro-rural, and pro-uneducated. Innovative measures such as mobile antenatal care programs should be organized in every community in the population segments that were consistently choosing home deliveries over facility-based deliveries.
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- Veronica Millicent Dzomeku
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, England, UK
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Private Mail Bag, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health & Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Florida, USA
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Family Health Care Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Factors associated with home births in Peru 2015-2017: A cross-sectional population-based study. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06344. [PMID: 33732920 PMCID: PMC7938233 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Higher rates of maternal complications and deaths have been described in home births. However, few local studies have evaluated factors associated with home births in Peru. The study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with home birth in the Peruvian population. Methods A population-based analytical cross-sectional study was conducted using pooled data from the 2015–2017 Peruvian Demographic and Health Surveys. A logistic regression model was performed to calculate crude and adjusted odds ratios (aOR) for the association between sociodemographic and mother-related factors and home births. Results Seven out of every 100 births were home births. Living in a rural area (aOR = 3.10; 95% CI: 2.52–3.81), having a primary or secondary educational level, belonging to a medium or low wealth tertile, being from the rest of the Coast, Andean or Amazon regions, the second or greater number of birth order and considering the distance to the health center as problematic (aOR: 1.32; 95% CI: 1.17–1.48) were found to be associated with a higher probability of home births. Contrarily, being in the age groups of 25–34 and 35–39 years old, having a multiple pregnancy and giving birth to a medium (aOR: 0.88; 95% CI: 0.78–1.00) or large-sized newborn (aOR = 0.81; 95% CI: 0.72–0.93) were associated with a lower probability of presenting home births. Conclusions Sociodemographic factors are associated with home births in Peru. Further study of these factors is required to develop strategies specific to the needs of the population of childbearing age.
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Ahinkorah BO, Seidu AA, Budu E, Agbaglo E, Appiah F, Adu C, Archer AG, Ameyaw EK. What influences home delivery among women who live in urban areas? Analysis of 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0244811. [PMID: 33395424 PMCID: PMC7781474 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Ghana, home delivery among women in urban areas is relatively low compared to rural areas. However, the few women who deliver at home in urban areas still face enormous risk of infections and death, just like those in rural areas. The present study investigated the factors associated with home delivery among women who live in urban areas in Ghana. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data for this study was obtained from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. We used data of 1,441 women who gave birth in the 5 years preceding the survey and were dwelling in urban areas. By the use of Stata version 14.2, we conducted both descriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses. RESULTS We found that 7.9% of women in urban areas in Ghana delivered at home. The study revealed that, compared to women who lived in the Northern region, women who lived in the Brong Ahafo region [AOR = 0.38, CI = 0.17-0.84] were less likely to deliver at home. The likelihood of home delivery was high among women in the poorest wealth quintile [AOR = 2.02, CI = 1.06-3.86], women who professed other religions [AOR = 3.45; CI = 1.53-7.81], and those who had no antenatal care visits [AOR = 7.17; 1.64-31.3]. Conversely, the likelihood of home delivery was lower among women who had attained secondary/higher education [AOR = 0.30; 0.17-0.53], compared to those with no formal education. CONCLUSION The study identified region of residence, wealth quintile, religion, antenatal care visits, and level of education as factors associated with home delivery among urban residents in Ghana. Therefore, health promotion programs targeted at home delivery need to focus on these factors. We also recommend that a qualitative study should be conducted to investigate the factors responsible for the differences in home delivery in terms of region, as the present study could not do so.
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- Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
- The Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research (ACPPHR), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of English, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion and Disability Study, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
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- The Australian Centre for Public and Population Health Research (ACPPHR), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Ahinkorah BO. Non-utilization of health facility delivery and its correlates among childbearing women: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2018 Guinea demographic and health survey data. BMC Health Serv Res 2020; 20:1016. [PMID: 33167985 PMCID: PMC7650152 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05893-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Many childbearing women in sub-Saharan African countries like Guinea still face challenges accessing and utilizing health facility delivery services and opt to deliver at home. This study examined the non-utilization of health facility delivery and its associated factors among childbearing women in Guinea. Methods Data from the 2018 Guinea Demographic and Health Survey was used in this study. Data of 5406 childbearing women were analysed using STATA version 14.2 by employing a multilevel logistic regression approach. The results were presented using adjusted odds ratios (aOR) at 95% confidence interval (CI). Results More than three-quarters (47.6%) of childbearing women in Guinea did not deliver at health facilities. Women who had no formal education (aOR = 1.52, 95% CI = 1.09–2.12), those whose partners had no formal education (aOR = 1.25, 95% CI =1.01–1.56), those whose pregnancies were unintended (aOR = 1.40, 95% CI =1.13–1.74) and those who were Muslims (aOR = 2.87, 95% CI =1.17–7.08) were more likely to deliver at home. Furthermore, women with parity four or more (aOR = 1.78, 95% CI =1.34–2.37), those who listened to radio less than once a week (aOR = 5.05, 95% CI =1.83–13.89), those who never watched television (aOR = 1.46, 95% CI =1.12–1.91), those with poorest wealth quintile (aOR = 4.29, 95% CI =2.79–6.60), women in female-headed households (aOR = 1.38, 95% CI =1.08–1.78) and rural dwellers (aOR = 3.86, 95% CI =2.66–5.60) were more likely to deliver at home. Conclusion This study has identified low socio-economic status, inadequate exposure to media, having an unplanned pregnancy and religious disparities as key predictors of home delivery among childbearing women in Guinea. The findings call for the need to enhance advocacy and educational strategies like focus group discussions, peer teaching, mentor-mentee programmes at both national and community levels for women to encourage health facility delivery. There is also the need to improve maternal healthcare services utilization policies to promote access to health facility delivery by reducing costs and making health facilities available in communities.
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- Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Budu E. Predictors of home births among rural women in Ghana: analysis of data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2020; 20:523. [PMID: 32912164 PMCID: PMC7488046 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-020-03211-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2023] Open
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Background Home births is one of the factors associated with maternal mortality. This study examined the predictors of home births among rural women in Ghana. Methods Data for this study was obtained from the 2014 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of Ghana. For the purpose of this study, a sample size of 2,101 women in the rural areas who had given birth within five years prior to the survey and had responses on variables was considered. Data processing, management and analysis were carried out using STATA version 14.0. This study carried out bivariate and multivariate analyses and results were tested at 95% confidence interval. The Adjusted odds ratios were used to present the results and the level of statistical significance was assessed using 95% confidence intervals. Results Home births was found to be high among women who resided in the Northern region compared to those in the Western region [AOR, 1.81 CI = 1.10–2.98]. Similarly, the likelihood of home birth was high among women with four or more births [AOR, 1.46 CI = 1.03–2.05] and Traditionalists [AOR, 2.50 CI = 1.54–4.06]. Conversely, giving birth at home was low among women with higher level of education [AOR = 0.58, CI = 0.43–0.78], those with rich wealth status [AOR = 0.19, CI = 0.10–0.38], those with four or more ANC visits [AOR = 0.11, CI = 0.15–0.23] and those who were covered by NHIS [AOR = 0.58, CI = 0.46–0.72]. Conclusions Over the years, there have been efforts by governments in Ghana to make maternal health services free in the country. However, a substantial proportion of women still undergo home births. To reduce the utilization of home births in Ghana, it is essential that government and non-governmental organisations make the cost of delivery services part of the free maternal health care policy and take into consideration the factors associated with the high rates of home births among rural women in Ghana.
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- Eugene Budu
- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Sumankuuro J, Wulifan JK, Angko W, Crockett J, Derbile EK, Ganle JK. Predictors of maternal mortality in Ghana: evidence from the 2017 GMHS Verbal Autopsy data. Int J Health Plann Manage 2020; 35:1512-1531. [PMID: 32901986 DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maternal mortality remains a significant public health challenge in many low and middle-income countries, including Ghana. From Ghana's 2017 Maternal Health Survey verbal autopsy data, we examined the predictors of maternal mortality in Ghana. METHODS A total of 1240 deaths of women aged 15-49 were involved in the survey across all regions in Ghana. Binary and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed; confidence level was set at 95%. RESULTS The results show that the prevalence of maternal death was 13.2% (164/1240). After adjusting for potential covariates, women aged 20-29 years (aOR = 4.270, 95%CI= 1.864 - 9.781, p=0.001), bled during labour/delivery (aOR= 0.241, 95%CI = 0.059 - 0.992, p=0.049), and those who used traditional/herbal medicines during pregnancy were more likely to die compared to non-users (aOR= 3.461, 95%CI = 1.651 - 7.258, p=0.001). CONCLUSION Our findings highlight the need to intensify maternal education regarding the value to be gained by increasing skilled healthcare during complications in pregnancy to allow effective management of complications during labour/delivery. Also, education for pregnant women and their families on possible adverse effects of using unapproved traditional/herbal medicines during pregnancy as well as a need to seek timely care before the onset of labour to allow healthcare providers ample opportunity to address labour and birth complications, is urgently required.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joshua Sumankuuro
- Centre for Health Policy, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.,School of Public Policy and Governance, Faculty of Planning and Land Management, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana.,School of Community Health, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Australia
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- School of Business and Law, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana
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- School of Business and Law, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana
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- School of Community Health, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Australia
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- School of Public Policy and Governance, Faculty of Planning and Land Management, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies, Wa, Ghana
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- Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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"I couldn't buy the items so I didn't go to deliver at the health facility" Home delivery among rural women in northern Ghana: A mixed-method analysis. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0230341. [PMID: 32163492 PMCID: PMC7067411 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems in low and middle-incoming countries. Some pregnant women develop potentially life-threatening complications during childbirth. Therefore, home delivery is a precursor for maternal mortality. In this study, we aimed at not only estimating the percentage of deliveries occurring at home and examining the factors associated with home delivery, but we also explored the reasons for home delivery among women in rural Ghana. Methods The study was conducted among mothers with delivery experience in selected communities in the Builsa South district located in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) guide respectively. A total of 456 mothers participated in this study. Regression models were used in the quantitative analysis whereas a thematic analysis approach was used to analyze the qualitative data. Results Of the 423 mothers in the quantitative research, 38.1% (95% CI: 33.5–42.8) delivered their index child at home. In adjusted analysis, women who were not exposed to information (AOR = 13.64, p<0.001) and women with 2 (AOR = 4.64, p = 0.014), 3 (AOR = 4.96, p = 0.025) or at least 4 living children (AOR = 9.59, p = 0.001) had higher odds of delivering at home. From the qualitative analysis, the poor attitude of nurses (midwives), lack of, and cost of transportation, cost of delivery kits, and traditional beliefs and practices were cited as reasons for home delivery. Conclusion Despite the government’s efforts to provide free maternal care services to women in Ghana, a significant proportion of rural women still deliver at home due to other ‘hidden costs’. Addressing poor staff attitude, transportation challenges, and negative traditional beliefs and practices through awareness creation may contribute to improving health facility delivery by rural pregnant women in Ghana.
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