Abstract:
Background: Birth preparedness and complication readiness interventions are
recommended by world health organization to increase the use of skilled care at birth and
to increase the timely use of facility care for obstetric and newborn complications.
Hence, lack of advance planning for use of a skilled birth attendant for births, and
particularly inadequate preparation for rapid action in the event of obstetric
complications, are well documented factors contributing to delay in receiving skilled
obstetric care.
Objective: To assess birth preparedness and complication readiness and its associated
factors among pregnant women in Berek Woreda, Oromia, Ethiopia, 2022.
Methods: A community based cross sectional study was used in this study. The study
period was from June to July 2022. A systematic sampling technique was employed to
select the pregnant mothers from the list of their respective kebele health extension
workers. Data was collected using standard questionnaire by trained data collectors,
checked by supervisors on site and again checked by principles investigator at the end
and enter into Epi data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Binary
and Multivariable logestic regression model were applied to identify the independent
predictors of birth preparedness and complication readiness. Strength of association was
measured using adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval.
Result: A total of 354 pregnant women were identified to participate in the study.
Husband support, (AOR= 5.42, 95% CI: 1.19,24.71 ), distance of health facility, (
AOR= 0.170, 95% CI: 0.330,0.885 ), Information about birth preparediness and
complication readiness, (AOR= 0.167, 95% CI: 0.450,0.885) ANC follow up, (AOR=
0.189, 95% CI: 0.006,0.526) and pregnant women conferece (AOR= 0.155, 95% CI:
0.043,0.558) had statistically significant association with birth prepardiness and
complication readiness.
Conclusion: This study showed that the prevalence of birth preparedness and
complication readiness was 47.3%.
