Assessment of Factors Affecting Choice of Delivery Place among Pregnant Women in Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia: Cross Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Utilization of health services is affected by a multitude of factors including not only availability, distance, cost, and quality of services, but also by socioeconomic factors and personal health beliefs. Majority of deaths from obstetric complications are preventable and the fact that every pregnancy faces risk which may not always be detected through the risk assessment approach during Antenatal care, to assure safe and successful delivery outcomes remains to be ensuring skilled personnel attendance of every child birth. The objectives of this study isto assess factors affecting institutional delivery practice among pregnant women Jimma zone.