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Post Natal Service Utilization And Associated Factors In Arba Minch Zuria Woreda, Gamo Gofa Zone, Snnprs , Southern Ethiopia,2016
Kababa Temesgen Danusa, Gemechu Kejela Jilo, Ketema Diriba Wari, Abraham Sahilemichael Kebede
Background : Postnatal care is a vital element of safe motherhood. It provides an opportunity to assess and treat delivery complications and to advise mothers about the care for themselves and their children. Lack of care in this time period may result in death or disability as well as missed opportunities to promote healthy behaviours, affecting new-borns and children. Objective : To assess the magnitude of post natal service utilization and associated factors in Arba minch zuria woreda, Gamo Gofa Zone, SNNPRS , Southern Ethiopia. Method: Community based cross-sectional study,which incorporates both quantitative & qualitative research methods was conducted from March, 01/2016 to 30/2016. Structured and pre tested interview- administered questionnaire was used to collect the data for the quantitative study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 788 women who gave birth in the last one year. Logistic regression analyses, Odds ratios and 95% Confidence interval with p-value
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