Determinants of uterine rupture among mothers who gave birth in Jinka and Arba Minch General Hospitals, institution-based case–control study, Southern Ethiopia, Ethiopia, 2019

Background: Uterine rupture is a major public health problem in low-income countries including Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, its prevalence is low, but it results in devastative health problems of the mother and her baby. Even though the Ethiopian government and nongovernmental organizations tried to stren...

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Published in:Women's health (London, England) England), 2020, Vol.16, p.1745506520961722-1745506520961722
Main Authors: Girmay, Goitom, Gultie, Teklemariam, Gebremichael, Gebrekiros, Afework, Bezawit, Temesgen, Gebremariam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bivariate analysis
Confidence intervals
Data collection
Dependent variables
Determinants
Family planning
Fetuses
Gestational age
Health care
Health care facilities
Health facilities
Health problems
Hospital facilities
Hospitals
Independent variables
Labor
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Primary
Public health
Random sampling
Rupture
Rupturing
Statistical analysis
Statistical sampling
Uterus
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Summary:Background: Uterine rupture is a major public health problem in low-income countries including Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, its prevalence is low, but it results in devastative health problems of the mother and her baby. Even though the Ethiopian government and nongovernmental organizations tried to strengthen the health care system, significant adverse maternal and fetal outcome is still associated with uterine rupture. The aim of this study was to identify determinants of uterine rupture in Jinka and Arba Minch General Hospitals. Methods: The study was conducted in Jinka and Arba Minch General Hospitals, and the data collection period was 15 to 30 November 2018. A case–control study design was used with simple random sampling of 1:4. Data were collected using data extraction sheets. Variables with p 
ISSN:1745-5065
1745-5057
1745-5065
DOI:10.1177/1745506520961722