Factors associated with health facility utilization during childbirth among 15 to 49-year-old women in Uganda: evidence from the Uganda demographic health survey 2016

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dc.contributor.authorSserwanja, Quraish
dc.contributor.authorMukunya, David
dc.contributor.authorMusaba, Milton W.
dc.contributor.authorKawuki, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorKitutu, Freddy Eric
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T09:38:12Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T09:38:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractAlmost all maternal deaths and related morbidities occur in low-income countries. Childbirth supervised by a skilled provider in a health facility is a key intervention to prevent maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Our study aimed to establish the factors associated with health facility utilization during childbirth in Uganda. Methods: We used the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2016 data of 10,152 women aged 15 to 49years. The study focused on their most recent live birth in 5 years preceding the survey. We applied multistage stratified sampling to select study participants and we conducted multivariable logistic regression to establish the factors associated with health facility utilization during childbirth, using SPSS (version 25). Results: The proportion of women who gave birth at a health facility was 76.6% (7780/10,152: (95% confidence interval, CI, 75.8–77.5). The odds of women aged 15–19years giving birth at health facilities were twice as those of women aged 40 to 49years (adjusted odds ratio, AOR=2.29; 95% CI: 1.71–3.07). Residing in urban areas and attending antenatal care (ANC) were associated with health facility use. The odds of women in the northern region of Uganda using health facilities were three times of those of women in the central region (AOR=3.13; 95% CI: 2.15–4.56). Women with tertiary education (AOR=4.96; 95% CI: 2.71–9.11) and those in the richest wealth quintile (AOR=4.55; 95% CI: 3.27–6.32) had higher odds of using a health facility during child birth as compared to those with no education and those in the poorest wealth quintile, respectively. Muslims, Baganda, women exposed to mass media and having no problem with distance to health facility had higher odds of utilizing health facilities during childbirth as compared to Catholic, non Baganda, women not exposed to mass media and those having challenges with distance to access healthcare. Conclusion: Health facility utilization during childbirth was high and it was associated with decreasing age, increasing level of education and wealth index, urban residence, Northern region of Uganda, ANC attendance, exposure to mass media, tribe, religion and distance to the nearby health facility. We recommend that interventions to promote health facility childbirths in Uganda target the poor, less educated, and older women especially those residing in rural areas with less exposure to mass media.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSserwanja, Q., Mukunya, D., Musaba, M. W., Kawuki, J., & Kitutu, F. E. (2021). Factors associated with health facility utilization during childbirth among 15 to 49-year-old women in Uganda: evidence from the Uganda demographic health survey 2016. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07179-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07179-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1814
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMC Health Services Researchen_US
dc.subjectHealth facilityen_US
dc.subjectChildbirthen_US
dc.subjectUtilizationen_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleFactors associated with health facility utilization during childbirth among 15 to 49-year-old women in Uganda: evidence from the Uganda demographic health survey 2016en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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