Patterns of caesarean-section delivery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Mashalla, Yohana J.

Patterns of caesarean-section delivery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

dc.contributor.author	Mashalla, Yohana J.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-22T12:32:49Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-22T12:32:49Z
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01
dc.description.abstract	Setting: The study was conducted in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Specifically, it was conducted in all healthcare facilities offering maternity and obstetric services. Objective: The objective of the study was to explore the patterns of caesarean-section (CS) delivery in Addis Ababa. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out between December 2013 and January 2014. The population for the study were women aged between 15 and 19 years of age who had given birth in the last 1–3 years before the date of data collection. The Census and Survey Processing System software was used for data capturing and analysing both descriptive and inferential statistics using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20.0. Results: Amongst the 835 women who delivered at health facilities, 19.2% had given birth by CS. The prevalence of CS based on medical indication was 91.3%. However, 6.9% of CS performed had no medical indication. Private health facilities performed more CSs than public health facilities, 41.1% and 11.7% respectfully. CS was high amongst women of higher socio- economic standing. Conclusion: Overall, CS deliveries rate in Ethiopia is above the rate recommended by the World Health Organisation. Because socio-economic factors influence CS delivery, governments should play a key role in regulating performance of CSs in private institutions.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bayou, Y.T., Mashalla, Y.J. and Thupayagale-Tshweneagae, G., 2016. Patterns of caesarean-section delivery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine, 8(2), pp.1-6.	en_US
dc.identifier.other	. http://dx.doi. org/10.4102/phcfm.v8i2.953
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/795
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	African journal of primary health care and family medicine	en_US
dc.subject	Caesarean-section	en_US
dc.subject	Delivery	en_US
dc.subject	Addis Ababa	en_US
dc.title	Patterns of caesarean-section delivery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US