%0 Journal Article %1 sylivester_wanyaseleli_mkama_2021_5516974 %A Mkama, Sylivester Wanyaseleli %D 2021 %J GSC Advanced Research and Reviews %K Antenatal care %N 3 %P 019-026 %R 10.30574/gscarr.2021.8.3.0178 %T Factors influencing place of delivery among women residing in Ifakara Town Council, Kilombero District, Tanzania %U https://gsconlinepress.com/journals/gscarr/content/factors-influencing-place-delivery-among-women-residing-ifakara-town-council-kilombero %V 8 %X Background: This study was done to assess factors influencing place of delivery among women residing in Ifakara Town Council, Kilombero district, Tanzania. Method: A community based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in February 2021. A total of 135 child bearing women from 3 randomly selected wards of Ifakara Town Council were involved in the study. Structured pre-tested questionnaire with key information was used to collect desired data. Results: More than half 55.6% of the women had health facility delivery and 44.4% of them had home delivery. The most common reason for home delivery was sudden onset of labor 50.4%. Other reasons for home delivery were age of 26 and above, parity of four, and education of mother. Conclusion: Maternal health services, such as antenatal care, skilled assistance during delivery and post-natal care, adequate equipment in health facilities, play a major role of in the reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality. Therefore, efforts should be made both at community and government levels to increase health facility delivery.

@article{sylivester_wanyaseleli_mkama_2021_5516974, abstract = {Background: This study was done to assess factors influencing place of delivery among women residing in Ifakara Town Council, Kilombero district, Tanzania. Method: A community based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in February 2021. A total of 135 child bearing women from 3 randomly selected wards of Ifakara Town Council were involved in the study. Structured pre-tested questionnaire with key information was used to collect desired data. Results: More than half 55.6% of the women had health facility delivery and 44.4% of them had home delivery. The most common reason for home delivery was sudden onset of labor 50.4%. Other reasons for home delivery were age of 26 and above, parity of four, and education of mother. Conclusion: Maternal health services, such as antenatal care, skilled assistance during delivery and post-natal care, adequate equipment in health facilities, play a major role of in the reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality. Therefore, efforts should be made both at community and government levels to increase health facility delivery.}, added-at = {2021-09-28T10:31:41.000+0200}, author = {Mkama, Sylivester Wanyaseleli}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/267fb9bc07008d9b8b090413879de9df8/gscarrjournal}, doi = {10.30574/gscarr.2021.8.3.0178}, interhash = {c6747e37cf9892ba9721bcfb68a7443a}, intrahash = {67fb9bc07008d9b8b090413879de9df8}, issn = {2582-4597}, journal = {GSC Advanced Research and Reviews}, keywords = {Antenatal care}, month = sep, number = 3, pages = {019-026}, timestamp = {2021-09-28T10:31:41.000+0200}, title = {Factors influencing place of delivery among women residing in Ifakara Town Council, Kilombero District, Tanzania}, url = {https://gsconlinepress.com/journals/gscarr/content/factors-influencing-place-delivery-among-women-residing-ifakara-town-council-kilombero}, volume = 8, year = 2021 }