Geographic differences in maternal and child health care utilization in four Ethiopian regions; a cross-sectional study

Autor: Atkure Defar, Yemisrach B. Okwaraji, Zemene Tigabu, Lars Åke Persson, Kassahun Alemu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: International Journal for Equity in Health, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI: 10.1186/s12939-019-1079-y
Popis: Abstract Background Maternal and child health (MCH) care utilization often vary with geographic location. We analyzed the geographic distribution and determinants of utilization of four or more antenatal care visits, health facility delivery, child immunization, and care utilization for common childhood illnesses across four Ethiopian regions. Methods A cross-sectional community-based study was employed with two-staged stratified cluster sampling in 46 districts of Ethiopia. A total of 6321 women (13–49 years) and 3110 children below the age of 5 years residing in 5714 households were included. We performed a cluster analysis of the selected MCH care utilization using spatial autocorrelation. We identified district-specific relationships between care coverage and selected factors using geocoded district-level data and ordinary least squares and hotspot analysis using Getis Ord Gi*. Results Of the 6321women included in the study, 714 had a live birth in the 12 months before the survey. One-third of the women (30, 95% CI 26–34) had made four or more antenatal visits and almost half of the women (47, 95% CI 43–51) had delivered their most recent child at a health facility. Nearly half of the children (48, 95% CI 40–57) with common childhood illnesses (suspected pneumonia, diarrhoea, or fever) sought care at the health facilities. The proportion of fully immunized children was 41% (95%, CI 37–45). Institutional delivery was clustered at district level (spatial autocorrelation, Moron’s I = 0.217, P
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