Status and associated factors of birth registration in selected districts of Tigray region, Ethiopia
| Autor: | Ataklti Gebreyesus Gebre-egziabher, Shishay Tadesse Abay |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Rural Population Birth registration medicine.medical_specialty Mothers Qualitative property Birth certificate Logistic regression Tigray region 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Registries 030212 general & internal medicine Government 030505 public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public health Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Focus Groups Certificate Focus group Cross-Sectional Studies Birth Certificates Educational Status Female Ethiopia 0305 other medical science Psychology Vital statistics Research Article Demography |
| Zdroj: | BMC International Health and Human Rights, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) BMC International Health and Human Rights |
| ISSN: | 1472-698X |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12914-020-00235-x |
| Popis: | Background Birth registration establishes the existence of a child under law and provides the foundation for ensuring many of his/her rights. Despite its significance, a continuous, effective and comprehensive birth registration system has not been established in Ethiopia until the recent past. This paper examines the status of child’s birth registration and its associated factors in selected districts of Tigray Region, Ethiopia. Method A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2018 among 383 randomly selected mothers who had given birth to at least one child since August 2016. A structured questionnaire was used to gather the quantitative data. Qualitative data were collected using key informant interviews and focus group discussions. To analyze the data, SPSS version 20 was used. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the association between dependent and independent variables. Results Findings reveal that significant number of the respondents did not have knowhow about birth registration and its uses. As a result, only 117(30%) of them registered the birth of their children and secured certificates. Inaccessibility of the registrar offices, lack of relevant manpower and political will of the government were reported as major reasons for such a gap. Mother’s education was identified to be positively associated with the likelihood of a child being registered. Children born from mothers living in urban areas were found more likely to be registered compared to their rural counterpart [AOR = 1.46, 95% CI = 0.76, 2.76]. In light of Religion, children from the Muslim community had better opportunity for birth registration and owning birth certificate compared to children from Orthodox Christian parents. Compared to those who have possessed own birth certificates, the likelihood of mothers who did not possess own birth certificates to register the birth of their children was found lower by the factor of 86% [AOR = 0.14, 95%CI = 0.07, 0.26]. Conclusion Birth registration of a child and subsequent issuance of certificate should be pursued as a right issue. To make this a reality, extensive awareness raising programs that underscore the need for a birth registration and its significance for rural communities is needless to say critical. |
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