Maternal health care services utilization amidst COVID-19 pandemic in West Shoa zone, central Ethiopia

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Despite strong efforts that have been taking place to control the pandemic globally, the virus is on the rise in many countries. Hence, this study assessed the maternal health care services utilizatio...

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Published in:PloS one 2021-03, Vol.16 (3), p.e0249214
Main Authors: Temesgen, Kababa, Wakgari, Negash, Debelo, Bikila Tefera, Tafa, Belay, Alemu, Getu, Wondimu, Fikadu, Gudisa, Tolera, Gishile, Tolosa, Daba, Gurmesa, Bulto, Gizachew Abdissa, Soboka, Bikila
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Epidemics
Ethiopia
Maternal health services
Medical care
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Social aspects
Utilization
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Summary:The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus. Despite strong efforts that have been taking place to control the pandemic globally, the virus is on the rise in many countries. Hence, this study assessed the maternal health care services utilization amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in West Shoa zone, Central Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 844 pregnant women or those who gave birth in the last 6 months before the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. Logistic regressions were performed to identify the presence of significant associations, and an adjusted odds ratio with 95%CI was employed for the strength and directions of association between the independent and outcome variables. A P-value of
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0249214