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

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 program...

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Published in:Contraception and reproductive medicine 2019-05, Vol.4 (1), p.4-4, Article 4
Main Authors: Ayane, Girma Bacha, Desta, Kalkidan Wondwossen, Demissie, Birhanu Wondimeneh, Assefa, Netsanet Abera, Woldemariam, Emebet Berhane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age groups
Birth control
Birth interval
Births
Breastfeeding & lactation
Data collection
Females
Fertility
Maternal & child health
Mortality
Mothers
Population
Pregnancy
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Response rates
Serbo town
Sociodemographics
Suboptimal
Variables
Women of child bearing age
Womens health
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Summary: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. 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. 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 -value
ISSN:2055-7426
2055-7426
DOI:10.1186/s40834-019-0085-1