Factors affecting utilisation of maternal healthcare facilities in Ethiopia
Maruta Melat Benti
Improving maternal and newborn health requires improved utilisation of maternal
healthcare facilities and services. The study’s overall purpose was to explore the factors
associated with the utilisation of maternal healthcare facilities in Jimma Zone Serbo
woreda of Oromiya National Regional State, Ethiopia. The study established what
proportion of women attended different components of maternal healthcare facilitiesin
Ethiopia in five years preceding the study.
A cross-sectional study of 384 women – selected through multistage techniques – was
conducted. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered
questionnaire, and analysed using Statistical Program for Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 25.0 statistics 17.0.
The study found that 93.1%, 85% and 71.1% of the respondents utilised antenatal care
(ANC) services, skilled delivery, and postnatal care (PNC) services, respectively.
Several factors were found to be associated with the utilisation of maternal healthcare
facilities and services in respect of ANC, skilled delivery, and PNC. These included a
lack of privacy affecting the quality of care at the facility level, and socio-economic
factors, including respondents’ level of education, occupation, income and decision making power.
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