Makonnen Fekadu|Nigatu Regassa
Skilled delivery care service utilization in Ethiopia: analysis of rural-urban differentials based on national demographic and health survey (DHS) data
Wollo University|Hawassa University
background despite slight progress made antenatal care anc utilization skilled delivery care service utilization ethiopia still farbelow acceptable standardsonly 10 women receive assistance skilled birth attendants either home health institutions result country recording high maternal mortality ratio mmr 676 per 100000 live births edhs 2011hence study aimed identifying ruralurban differentials predictors skilled delivery care service utilization ethiopia methodsthe study used recent ethiopian demographic health survey edhs 2011 datawomen least one birth five years preceding survey included studythe data analyzed using univariate percentage bivariate chisquare multivariate bayesian logistic regression resultsthe results showed total 6641 women 156 received skilled delivery care services either home health institutionrural women greater disadvantage receive serviceonly 45 women rural areas received assistance skilled birth attendants sbas compared 641 urban counter partsthrough bayesian logistic regression analysis place residence anc utilization womens education age birth order identified key predictors service utilization conclusionthe findings highlight need coordinated effort government stakeholders improve womens education well strengthen community participationfurthermore study recommended need scale quality anc family planning services backed improved equitable access availability quality skilled delivery care services