Asrat Meleko

Department of Public Health, Collage of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mizan-Tepi University, Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia

Publications

• Original Article   
  Institutional Delivery Service Utilization and Its Associated Factors among Women Who Gave Birth during the Past One Year in Mizan Aman City Administration, Bench Maji Zone, South West Ethiopia, 2017
  Author(s): Asrat Meleko*, Yordanos Bekele, Samrawit Sileshi, Temesgen Ginbeto and Yemisrach Belayineh
  
  Background: Maternal mortality due to unsafe abortion, prolonged labour, eclampsia and other reasons has been the major problem across the globe especially in developing countries. This is because; most of those deliveries occur outside health care facilities and assisted with nonprofessionals. Aim: To assess magnitude and factors associated with institutional delivery practice and its determinants among mothers who gave birth during the past one year in Mizan Aman Town, Bench Maji zone, South West Ethiopia. Methods and Materials: Community based cross sectional study was conducted among mothers who gave birth during the past one year from April 10 to May 10, 2017. Structured and pretested questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Crude and adjusted Odds .. Read More»