Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Hassen Mosa Halil
Ethiopia
Research Article
Magnitude and Factors Associated With Obstructed Labor among Women Delivered at Halaba Kulito Primary Hospital, Halaba Special District, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s): Ritbano Ahmed Abdo and Hassen Mosa HalilRitbano Ahmed Abdo and Hassen Mosa Halil
Background: Obstructed labor is still major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, and adverse birth out comes in low income countries. The issue of obstructed labor is unsolved problem in Ethiopia so far.Objective: This study aimed to assess magnitude and factors associated with obstruct labor among women delivered at Halaba Kulito Primary Hospital, Halaba Special District, Southern Ethiopia.Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was employed from March 1-21, 2015 at Halaba Kulito Primary Hospital. Systematic sampling technique was used to select 344 deliveries from delivery registration book. A pretested checklist was used to retrieve data from delivery card of the women. Data were entered Epi data version-3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version-21 software. To identify independent factors, bivariate and multipl.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2167-0420.1000453