Suboptimal child spacing practice and its associated factors among women of child bearing age in Serbo town, JIMMA zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Autor: Girma Bacha Ayane, Kalkidan Wondwossen Desta, Birhanu Wondimeneh Demissie, Netsanet Abera Assefa, Emebet Berhane Woldemariam
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2055-7426
DOI: 10.1186/s40834-019-0085-1
Popis: Abstract Introduction Birth spacing is the time gaps between two consecutive life births. Optimal spacing until the next pregnancy is the resting period that allows the mother time to recover from pregnancy, and labor. Birth interval of 3 to 5 years increases maternal health and child survival and family planning programs have advocated this birth interval. Objectives To assess prevalence of Suboptimal Child spacing practice and its associated factors among Women of Child bearing age in Serbo town, Jimma Zone Southwest Ethiopia. Methods Community based cross sectional study was conducted on a total of 314 women of child bearing age from March to April 2017 who were selected by simple random sampling. A semi structured questionnaire which was pretested was used to collect the data. Data was checked for completeness and analyzed using SPSS V.20. Bi-variable logistic regression and multi- variable regression were done for predictor variables associated at p-value
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