International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

Department of Epidemiology, Wolaita Sodo University, DawuroTarcha campus, Department of Public Healt, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Delay in Making Decision to Seek Institutional Delivery Service Utilization and Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Public Health Facilities in Dawuro Zone, Southern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Terefe Dodicho*
  
  Background: Delay in institutional delivery refers to the time interval from the first onset of labour to start to receiving first healthcare. Delay in deciding to seek care (first delay), identifying and reaching medical facility (second delay), and receiving adequate and appropriate treatment (third delay) are three major factors that contribute to maternal death in developing countries. The time interval from the first onset of labour to decision to seek emergency obstetric care from health facility and time longer than the expected time (one hour) is considered as first delay. Objective: This study was aimed to investigate delay in deciding to seek institutional delivery care and associated factors among mothers attending public health facilities in Dawuro zone. Methods: Institution based cross-sectional study .. Read More»
  

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