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Postnatal Care Service Utilization and Associated Factors among Women in Goba Woreda, Bale Zone, Ethiopia

Yonas Lamore*

Background: Postnatal care of mothers is essential to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality. Providing postnatal care to recently delivered mothers is quite essential. The aim of the study was to determine the postnatal care utilization and associated factors among women who gave birth in the last 12 months in Goba woreda, Bale Zone, Ethiopia, 2017.

Methodology: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to April, 2017. Lottery method was employed to select the study participants. Binary and multivariable logistic regressions analysis was computed to evaluate the factors associated with postnatal care services utilization.

Result: In this study a total of four hundred twenty-two women were interviewed with a response rate of 100%. Of the total respondents, 178 (42.2%) utilized postnatal care service after delivery within six weeks of their last birth. Educational level of mothers, AOR=1.96, 95% CI=1.06-3.62, maternal knowledge on postpartum danger sign and symptoms, AOR=1.78, 95% CI=1.16-2.72, pregnancy desire AOR=1.89, 95%CI=1.67-3.35, ANC visit AOR=2.80, 95% CI=1.32-5.97 and place of deliver AOR=2.09, 95% CI=1.30-3.34 had showed statistical significant association with postnatal care utilization.

Conclusion: More than half of respondents in Goba woreda were not utilized postnatal care service. Maternal educational status, maternal knowledge on postnatal danger signs and symptom, pregnancy desire for youngest child, ANC attendance and place of delivery found to be independent predictors for PNC service utilization. Therefore, Zonal district and Oromia Health bureau should Improve PNC service utilization by community awareness with focus on maternal danger signs and symptoms during postpartum period, antenatal care and institutional delivery via appointment and counseling about danger sign and symptoms during postpartum period.