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Determinants of stillbirth among women deliveries at Amhara region, Ethiopia

Authors: Demeke Lakew, Dereje Tesfaye, Haile Mekonnen

Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Issue 1/2017

Abstract

Background

Stillbirth is one of general medical issues that could contribute significantly to creating nations like Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and related factors of stillbirth among deliveries at Amhara region, Ethiopia.

Methods

The study used the Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey (EMDHS) data collected from 2555 eligible Amhara region women in 2014. Bi-variable and multi-variable binary logistic regression analysis was used.

Results

The prevalence of stillbirth outcomes became 85 per 1000 (total live birth). Besides, majority of women did not attend any formal education and had no antenatal care follow up. Women whose age at first birth below 18 years were 1859(72.8%) and the mean preceding birth interval were 33.6 months. Even women who attended primary and above education were about 50% and they were less likely to have had stillbirth outcomes than those who had no education (AOR: 0.505, 95% CI 0.311–0.820) and women having higher household wealth index were less likely to have had stillbirth outcomes as it is compared to the reference category. Moreover, women having preceding birth interval above 36 months were about 89% of less likely to end up stillbirth outcomes as compared to women having preceding birth interval below 24 months (AOR: 0.109, 95% CI 0.071–8.0.168).

Conclusions

It could be inferred that a stillbirth result is one of the general medical issues in Amhara Region. Among different factors considered in this study, age, age at first birth, wealth index, birth order number and preceding birth interval in months were found to be significantly associated factors for stillbirth. Therefore, more awareness of early birth, widening birth interval, enhancing maternal care (for aged women) and early birth order number could be recommended.

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Title: Determinants of stillbirth among women deliveries at Amhara region, Ethiopia
Authors: Demeke Lakew
Dereje Tesfaye
Haile Mekonnen
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1573-4

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Determinants of stillbirth among women deliveries at Amhara region, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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Background

Methods

Results

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