Utilization of Institutional Delivery Service and Associated Factors among Women of Child Bearing Age in Bule Hora Town, West Guji Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Community Based Cross- Sectional Study Design, 2018 Zelalem Jabessa Wayessa (
[email protected] ) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3416-6810 Udessa Gamede Bule Hora University Research article Keywords: Utilization, Institutional delivery, associated factors, child bearing women, Bule Hora town. Posted Date: August 21st, 2019 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.13301/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License Page 1/21 Abstract Background:-Globally at least 303,000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth and every day approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Although institutional delivery has been promoted in Ethiopia, still delivery in a health facility is far lower than other neighboring countries. The aim of this study was to assess utilization of institutional delivery service and associated factors among women of childbearing age in Bule Hora town, West Guji zone, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia Methods: - Community-based cross-sectional study design with quantitative methods of data collection was employed from February 01 to March 30/2018. A total of 360 childbearing mothers in the Bule Hora town were involved in the study using a systematic sampling method. The instrument was pre-tested on 5% the sample at Gerba town. The data were analyzed by using binary and multivariable logistic regression and statistical associations were measured using odds ratio and 95%CI. Results: - The prevalence of utilization of institutional delivery services in Bule hora town is 72%.