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UTILIZATION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF POSTNATAL CARE IN ADWA TOWN, TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

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  • Advance Research in Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals

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  • 2013

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Postnatal care refers to the assistance given to a mother and the baby for a period of six weeks from the time of delivery. The postnatal period is critical to the health and survival of a mother and her newborn. Lack of care in this time period may result in death or disability as well as missed opportunities to promote healthy behaviours, affecting women, newborns, and children. The objective of this study was to describe utilization of postnatal care and associated factors in Adwa town, Tigray, Ethiopia. The study was conducted in Adwa town, about 1000 kms north of Addis Ababa from May to December 2012. A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted. The total sample size in this study was 337 mothers. Data was collected using a pre-tested structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was computed for the study variables; bivariate and multivariate analysis was applied as well. The study showed that 264 (78.3%) mothers had attended postnatal care service while 73 (21.7%) hadn’t attended postnatal care. About 265 (78.6%) of the mothers attended ANC service. From those who had attended ANC service 50.7% had attended 4 times and above. Self employed mothers were 9.1 times more likely to have had postnatal care than women who hadn’t any job. The utilization of postnatal services in Adwa town is good as compared to other developing countries. The gap in non users of postnatal care was lack of awareness about postnatal care service. It could be good if the ministry of health strengthen the situation and assess barriers other than informational barriers so that able to raise the utilization of the service.
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