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datestamp: 2020-04-23 05:23:41
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type: thesis
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creators_name: Medhanit, Mekonnen
title: Couples’characteristics and women’s autonomy in determining institutional delivery in ethiopia
ispublished: pub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Low level of health care utilization is the main reason for the high maternal mortality rate in developing countries. However, there is no robust study that examined the factors that contribute to the low utilization of health care in institutional delivery from couples’ perspectives. Cross-sectional data was derived from the 2011 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey on couples (N=3956) who delivered five years’ before the survey period.  Women’s educational level, employment status, HIV test, couples’ place of residence, and couples’ number of living children were found to be significant determinants of institutional delivery. Their respective adjusted odds ratio are, secondary level education (AOR=2.13), having a job (AOR 1.33), HIV test (AOR 1.65), couples’ place of residence (AOR 9.14), and couples’ number of living children (AOR 4.22). Intervening on those significant determining factors of institutional delivery could improve the health care utilization of women in developing countries like Ethiopia.
date: 2014
date_type: published
thesis_type: master
degree_programme: POPST
tutors_name: Darak S.S., 
keywords_local: institutional delivery, couples, Ethiopia
language_iso: en
titleorder: Couples’characteristics and women’s autonomy in determining institutional delivery in ethiopia
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date_of_import: 2020-04-22
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date_issued: 2014-01-01
citation:   Medhanit, Mekonnen  (2014) Couples’characteristics and women’s autonomy in determining institutional delivery in ethiopia.  Master thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/1068/1/Mekonnen_Medhanit_Thesis__Popu_1.pdf