Predictors of women’s decision to place of delivery among women with a live birth five years preceding the 2011 EDHS, Ethiopia.

<p>Predictors of women’s decision to place of delivery among women with a live birth five years preceding the 2011 EDHS, Ethiopia.</p

Background characteristics of women who had a live birth in the five years preceding the EDHS 2011, Ethiopia (n = 7,908).

<p>A woman is empowered if she made a decision on any of the household issues alone or together with her partner.</p><p>Background characteristics of women who had a live birth in the five years preceding the EDHS 2011, Ethiopia (n = 7,908).</p

The characteristics of clusters in Ethiopia Demography and Health Survey 2011, Ethiopia (n = 576).

<p>^aBig problem: a cluster where at least half of the women say distance is a big problem to reach health facility.</p><p>^bNot a big problem: a cluster where less than half of the women say that distance is a big problem to reach health facility.</p><p>The characteristics of clusters in Ethiopia Demography and Health Survey 2011, Ethiopia (n = 576).</p

MOESM1 of Magnitude of institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors among women in pastoral community of Awash Fentale district Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Additional file 1: Figure S1. Knowledge, attitude, perception, husband involvement and distance towards institutional delivery in pastoral Awash Fentale district, 2016. Knowledge, attitude, perception, husband involvement, and distance to health facility. Among study participants, 24.3% of women had good knowledge on labor and pregnancy, and 83% of women had favorable attitudes towards institutional delivery. Moreover, 60.3% of women had good perception on the benefit of skilled birth attendance and 33.6% of women’s husband involved on decision regarding delivery place. Concerning the time taken, 19.9% of mothers travelled on foot more than 30 min to reach the nearby health facilities

MOESM2 of Magnitude of institutional delivery service utilization and associated factors among women in pastoral community of Awash Fentale district Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Additional file 2: Figure S2. Place of delivery in the last pregnancy among women in pastoral Awash Fentale district, Ethiopia, 2016. Prevalence of institution delivery service utilization. Among mothers who gave birth in the last 12 months, 35.2% of them delivered in health facilities while the rest 64.8% gave birth at home

Determinants of severe anemia among laboring mothers in Mekelle city public hospitals, Tigray region, Ethiopia

<div><p>Introduction</p><p>Anemia is a global public health problem that has affected a significant number of pregnant mothers worldwide. The World Health Organization has estimated the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women at 18% and 56% in developed and developing countries, respectively. This study aimed to identify factors associated with severe anemia among laboring women in Mekelle city public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia.</p><p>Methods</p><p>This unmatched case–control study involved 264 (88 = cases and 176 = controls) pregnant women who were recruited when they came for delivery service in Mekelle city public hospitals. The data was collected from July to August, 2016. In this study, a systematic sampling technique was used inselecting controls, but the cases were enrolled until the required sample size was reached. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to find predictors of severe anemia. Statistically significant predictors of severe anemia were identified at P-value <0.05 and 95% confidence interval.</p><p>Results</p><p>A total of 264 pregnant women who came for delivery services were enrolled in this study. The major predicting variables for the occurrence of severe anemia among laboring women were residency (AOR = 3.28, 95% CI: 1.26–8.48), number of pregnancies (AOR = 2.46, 95% CI: 1.14–5.29), iron folate supplementation (AOR = 3.29, 95% CI: 1.27–8.49), dietary diversification score (AOR = 3.23, 95% CI: 1.19–8.71) and duration of menstrual cycle (AOR = 2.37, 95% CI: 1.10–5.10). The variable ‘blood loss during pregnancy’ (AOR = 6.63 95% CI: 2.96–14.86) was identified as a strong predictor of the outcome variable, severe anemia.</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>This study identified determinants of severe anemia among laboring women in Mekelle city public hospitals, Northern Ethiopia. To reduce anemia, strengthening health education provision related to the importance of birth spacing and consuming diversified and iron-enriched food should be considered. Moreover, screening of pregnant women for state of anemia during their visits to health facilities, as well as de-worming for intestinal parasites infection are needed.</p></div

Schematic representation of sampling procedure.

<p>↓ <b>=</b> Order of activity. <b>* =</b> Multiplication. / = Division. (250/600)*264 = (monthly flow of laboring mothers/Total number of laboring mothers in the three study hospitals)* total sample size. (37,73) = (number of cases, number of controls allocated to study hospital).</p

Obstetric history of laboring women’s in Mekelle city public hospitals, 2016.

<p>Obstetric history of laboring women’s in Mekelle city public hospitals, 2016.</p

Dietary Intake Habit and laboratory examination of laboring women in Mekelle city public hospitals, 2016.

<p>Dietary Intake Habit and laboratory examination of laboring women in Mekelle city public hospitals, 2016.</p

Results of logistic regression analysis of baseline characteristics associated with the risk of immunological non-response (an increase of <50 cells/μl).

<p>Results of logistic regression analysis of baseline characteristics associated with the risk of immunological non-response (an increase of <50 cells/μl).</p