Aynalem Yetwale|Eneyew Melkamu
Fear of Childbirth and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Mothers Who Attend Antenatal Care Service at Jinka Public Health Facilities, Jinka Town, Southern Ethiopia
background women face many challenges conception postpartum fear childbirth one challenges women encounter pregnancy could resulted different perspectives could turn lead various pregnancy childbirth problems thus understanding childbirth fear factors associated paramount importance study aimed addressing issue methodology facilitybased crosssectional study done 423 pregnant mothers came antenatal care services jinka hospital jinka health center study conducted june 1to 30 2018 sample size calculated using single population proportion formula samples taken proportional allocation done hospital health center using proportion allocation formula individual participants selected systematic sampling technique using k value 2 hospital health center first participant selected lottery method first two samples data entered epidata version 311 exported statistical packages social sciences version 210 cleaning analysis level significance declared p value less 005 multivariable logistic regression model narratives figures tables used put result result 423 samples two questionnaires incomplete thus 421 used analysis giving response rate 995 around quarter 102 242 mothers fear childbirth remaining 319 758 fear childbirth factors consideration history previous pregnancy complications previous history labor delivery complications educational status depression status significantly associated mothers fear childbirth conclusion even though physiological fear childbirth figure obtained relatively higher factors found significant effect childbirth fear could tackled improved health literacy integrated maternal health services