Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0420
ISSN: 2167-0420
Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia
Melaku Tadege, is currently working as Assistant Professor of Huma Nutrition at SPH Unit, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Ethiopia. He has 34 publications on online global platform. He does research in Anaemia, Nutritional status, NCDs, and Systematic review studies. His specialization and research interest includes Healthy diet, Nutrition, Clinical nutrition.
Research Article
Intended Delivery among Women with a Recently Birth in Fogera District, North West Ethiopia
Author(s): Desalegn Tesfa Asnakew*, Melaku Tadege Engidaw and Alemayehu Digssie Gebremariam
Background: Intended pregnancy/delivery have thoughtful health, financial, and societal consequences for women and their families. In the world mistimed and unwanted delivery is a common problem and little is known in Ethiopia about determinant factors for unintended/intended pregnancy.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of intended delivery and its determinant factors in Fogera.
Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was carried out in November 2018 from 810 mothers who delivered in the last six months and a multi-stage sampling was applied. Data were collected by nurses and midwives, and cleaned by EPI INFO software version 7. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21. Bivariable and multivariable logistic analyses were deployed to identify the associations.
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