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Non-Institutional Childbirths and the Associated Socio-Demographic Factors in Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia

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  • Gnkambo Agwa Gora

    (Gambela People National Regional State Bureau of Health, Gambela People National Regional State, Gambella 5440, Ethiopia
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China)

  • Muhammad Farooq Umer

    (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
    School of Public Health, Alshifa Trust, Rawalpindi 46600, Punjab, Pakistan)

  • Peter Obang Ojulu

    (Department of Education, Gambella Teacher Education and Health Science College, Gambella 5440, Ethiopia)

  • Sintayehu Tsegaye Betaw

    (Health Science College, Defense Force University, Bishoftu 1041, Ethiopia)

  • Akwoma Okugn Cham

    (Public Health Emergency, Gambella People National Regional State, Bureau of Health, Gambella 5440, Ethiopia)

  • Ojulu Agwa Gora

    (Disease Prevention and Control, Gambella People National Regional State, Bureau of Health, Gambella 5440, Ethiopia)

  • Xin Qi

    (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China
    Global Health Institute, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710061, China)

Abstract

The decades-long global efforts to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality have shown overall progress, but most developing countries are still lagging significantly. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of non-institutional childbirths in the Gambella State and to identify socio-demographic factors responsible for non-institutional utilization of available birth services by reproductive-aged mothers. A community-based cross-sectional study design was adopted using a multi-stage random sampling technique. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the selected place of birth. EpiData version 3.1 and SPSS version 13.0 were applied for data entry and analyses. All the 657 eligible mothers recruited for this study responded to the interview. 71% of the total respondents had non-institutional childbirths (NICB), and the rest had their most recent childbirth in an institution with skilled healthcare providers’ assistance. Socio-demographic factors were significantly associated with NICB. Nuer (AOR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.23–3.63) and Majang ethnic (AOR = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.02–3.83) groups had higher rates of NICB than the rest of the study population. The prevalence of non-institutional childbirths in Gambella remained two times higher than the institutional childbirths.

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  • Gnkambo Agwa Gora & Muhammad Farooq Umer & Peter Obang Ojulu & Sintayehu Tsegaye Betaw & Akwoma Okugn Cham & Ojulu Agwa Gora & Xin Qi, 2021. "Non-Institutional Childbirths and the Associated Socio-Demographic Factors in Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-13, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:6:p:2859-:d:514960
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