Postnatal care service utilization and associated factors among women in Goba woreda, Bale zone, Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Debebe Wordofa Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, Ethiopia
  • Asfaw Hail Goba Woreda Health Office, Bale Goba, Ethiopia
  • Yonas Lamore Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Science, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia
  • Abate Lette Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Postnatal care of mothers is essential to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. Providing postnatal care to recently delivered mothers is quite essential. The aim of the study was to determine the postnatal care utilization and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 12 months in Goba woreda, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, 2020.

Subjects and Method: A community based quantitative cross-sectional study was conduct

Author Biography

Debebe Wordofa, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Science, Goba Referral Hospital, Madda Walabu University, Bale Goba, Ethiopia

Lecturer, Department head of Environmental Health

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2021-07-16

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Wordofa, D., Hail, A., Lamore, Y., & Lette, A. (2021). Postnatal care service utilization and associated factors among women in Goba woreda, Bale zone, Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. Journal of Maternal and Child Health, 6(4), 455–466. Retrieved from http://thejmch.com/index.php/thejmch/article/view/583

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