Abstract
Background Preterm birth infants are at a greater risk of mortality and a variety of health and developmental problems; reliable data support that this rate is increasing in almost all countries. The purpose is to find the magnitude of preterm birth and its associated factors among newborns delivered at Butajira Hospital, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region, Ethiopia. Methods This hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 304 maternity cards using the systematic sampling method during May 1_21 in 2019. The data collection was performed using a structured case record form. The data were entered into EpiData software (version 3.1) and analyzed using SPSS software (version 21). Binary and multivariable logistic regression analyses were computed to identify the associated factors at 95% CI. Results Overall magnitude of preterm birth was observed to be 15.5%. The factors significantly associated with the preterm birth were preeclampsia (AOR = 4.0; 95% CI: 1.6-10.0), and premature rupture of fetal membranes (AOR = 4.2; 95% CI: 1.4-12.9). Conclusion Preterm birth is still public concern in the study area. The concerned administrative body should implement health education programs and improve the quality of health care delivered to pregnant mothers to control these associated factors and, consequently, promote public health in the study area.
Highlights
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a preterm birth as birth that occurs before 37 completed weeks of gestation, or fewer than 259 days from the first date of a woman’s last menstrual period [1]
In multivariable logistic regression, preeclampsia and premature rupture of fetal membranes were found to be significantly associated with preterm birth
Preterm birth was four times more likely to occur in mothers with preeclampsia in comparison to their counterparts (AOR = 5:1; 95% CI: 2.0, 13.3)
Summary
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines a preterm birth as birth that occurs before 37 completed weeks of gestation, or fewer than 259 days from the first date of a woman’s last menstrual period [1]. Preterm infants are at a greater risk of mortality and of having a variety of health and developmental problems [2]. Reliable data reveals that this rate is increasing in almost all countries [4, 5]. Preterm birth infants are at a greater risk of mortality and a variety of health and developmental problems; reliable data support that this rate is increasing in almost all countries. The purpose is to find the magnitude of preterm birth and its associated factors among newborns delivered at Butajira Hospital, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region, Ethiopia. The concerned administrative body should implement health education programs and improve the quality of health care delivered to pregnant mothers to control these associated factors and, promote public health in the study area
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