Unemployed Women Research Articles

Women's occupational status during pregnancy and preventive behaviour and health outcomes between 1998 and 2016 in France

Despite an improvement in preventive care and perinatal health in previous decades, social inequalities persist, particularly to the disadvantage of isolated or unemployed women. The objective was to analyse the evolution between 1998 and 2016 of the association between women's occupational status and perinatal outcomes. Data came from four national surveys performed in 1998, 2003, 2010 and 2016. Occupational status was defined by maternal employment status and type of occupation during pregnancy. Preventive behaviours (initiation of antenatal care, antenatal classes, breast feeding) and health outcomes (hospitalization, preterm birth, birth weight below the 10th percentile) were analysed by occupational status adjusted for other maternal characteristics, for each study year. The studied sample included 12,497 women in 1998, 13,290 in 2003, 13,209 in 2010 and 11,179 in 2016. The proportion of employed women increased from 66% to 75% between 1998 and 2016, and that of housewives decreased from 22% to 12%. The proportion of preterm births globally increased between 1998 and 2016, especially for housewives. The proportion of low birthweight for gestational age (LBWGA) remained similar over the years. From 1998 to 2016, the differences between occupational groups persisted for preterm births and LBWGA. Occupational groups exhibited strong social differences in preventive care over the entire study period and persisted in the recent data. As a major social indicator, women's occupational status during pregnancy has to be considered as a risk factor of poor preventive behaviour and unfavourable perinatal outcomes.

Physical activities patterns among Indonesian pregnant women: a cross-sectional study

Many evidence revealed that physical activity (PA) has positive effects on pregnancy outcomes. Healthy pregnant women are suggested to have a combination of PA in light to moderate-intensity activities for 150 minutes per week. The purpose of this study was to analyze the type, the intensity of PA of pregnant women, and the average energy expenditure per week. A cross-sectional study involving 110 pregnant women who came from four community health centers in Bandung city, Indonesia was carried out from April to June 2021. The pregnancy physical activity questionnaire (PPAQ) was used to collect data. Descriptive data were presented using median and percentile. Mann-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis test were used to statistical test. The results of the study where the median energy expenditure per week was 250.50 METs. Most of the PA was light-intensity activities and household/child caring activities. There were still 10% pregnant women who did not exercise. Employed pregnant women had energy expenditure per week higher compared to unemployed pregnant women. Sports/exercise activities were seldom been carried out. This study demonstrated that during pandemic COVID-19, pregnant women are still doing PA. During pandemic COVID-19, health care providers should motivate healthy pregnant women to exercise by creating innovations using social media or online platforms so that pregnant women can exercise at home safely.

Understanding Mental Health Status of Syrian Refugee and Jordanian Women: Novel Insights from a Comparative Study

(1) Background: War and displacement are well-known predictors of negative mental health outcomes among affected populations. This is especially relevant for refugees of war, particularly women, who often repress their mental health needs due to family responsibilities, social stigma, and/or cultural pressures. In this study, we compared the mental health status of urban Syrian refugee women (n = 139) with local Jordanian women (n = 160). (2) Methods: Psychometrically validated Afghan Symptom Checklist (ASC), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ) examined psychological distress, perceived stress, and mental health, respectively. (3) Results: According to independent t-tests, Syrian refugee women scored higher than Jordanian women on the ASC [mean score (SD): 60.79 (16.67) vs. 53.71 (17.80), p < 0.001], PSS [mean score (SD): 31.59 (8.45) vs. 26.94 (7.37), p < 0.001], and SRQ [mean score (SD): 11.82 (4.30) vs. 10.21 (4.72), p = 0.002]. Interestingly, both Syrian refugee and Jordanian women scored higher than the clinical cutoff in the SRQ. Regression analyses indicated that more educated women were less likely to score high on the SRQ (β = -0.143, p = 0.019), particularly in the anxiety and somatic symptoms subscale (β = -0.133, p = 0.021), and were less likely to exhibit symptoms of ruminative sadness (β = -0.138, p = 0.027). Employed women were more likely to exhibit high coping ability than unemployed women (β = 0.144, p = 0.012). (4) Conclusions: Syrian refugee women scored higher than Jordanian women in all used mental health scales. Access to mental health services and enhancing educational opportunities would help mitigate perceived stress and may enhance stress-coping abilities.

Austerity, economic hardship and access to medications: a repeated cross-sectional population survey study, 2013–2020

BackgroundIn Finland, austerity measures included an increase in medication and healthcare copayments and a decrease in many social security allowances. This study examines whether austerity coincided with an increase in...

Assessment of Climacteric Symptoms and Its Impact on Daily Lives of Employed and Unemployed Perimenopausal Women in Selected Rural Villages in South India

Perimenopause is a transitional state which occurs in women in their mid-life. These women may experience climacteric symptoms that affect their day-to-day life. The aim of the study was to assess and compare climacteric symptoms and their impact on daily lives among employed and unemployed perimenopausal women. A cross-sectional survey was done on 160 rural south Indian women aged 40 to 55 years who were identified as symptomatic of perimenopause as per the Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop 10+ (STRAW) staging criteria. The study participants were grouped as employed and unemployed. Climacteric symptoms were assessed using Greene Climacteric Scale and climacteric symptoms’ impact on daily lives was measured using a structured self-administered questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to compare the variables between the two groups. The total Greene Climacteric score for unemployed perimenopausal women were found to be significantly higher than the employed group of perimenopausal women (14.5 ± 7.23 versus 12.52 ± 4.9, p < 0.05). The majority (58.8%) of the employed group had minimum impact whereas; the majority (51.2%) of the unemployed group had an average impact score. There was a strong positive correlation between climacteric symptoms and their impact on the daily lives of perimenopausal women. Employment status is a significant factor in causing variation in the climacteric symptoms. Unemployed perimenopausal women suffered more climacteric symptoms than their employed counterparts.

Policy to Decrease Low Birth Weight in Indonesia: Who Should Be the Target?

The study aimed to analyze the target of the policy to decrease low birth weight (LBW) in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study used a sample of live births in last five years preceding the survey of birth weight. Data collection took place from July to September 2017. The weighted sample size was 17,848 participants. The variables analyzed included residence, age, marital status, education, employment, parity, and wealth. The study employed binary logistic regression in the final stage to determine the target of policy regarding LBW. The results showed that women in urban areas were 1.200 times more likely to deliver babies with LBW than women in rural areas. All age groups were less likely to deliver babies with LBW than those aged 45-49. The study also found all marital statuses had a lower likelihood of providing babies with LBW than those who had never been in a marriage. Women of all education levels had a greater risk of giving birth to babies with LBW than women with higher education levels. Unemployed women had 1.033 times more chances of delivering babies with LBW than employed women. Primiparous women were 1.132 times more likely to give birth to babies with LBW than multiparous women. Overall, the women in all wealth status categories had a higher probability of delivering babies with LBW than the wealthiest groups. The study concluded that policymakers should target women who live in urban areas, are old, have never been married, have low education, and are unemployed, primiparous, and poor to decrease LBW cases in Indonesia.

Entrepreneurial intention of unemployed people and training and financial support for self-employed workers in COVID-19 times

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a severe economic crisis that led to instability in the labor market, putting at risk the welfare of workers. Some workers fell into unemployment and self-employed workers had to face a partial or total stoppage of their activities. In this framework, unemployed people could find a way out of unemployment in entrepreneurship. As for self-employed workers, they need support to reactive economically. This paper aims to study the entrepreneurial intention of unemployed people and the need of training and financial support of self-employed workers. To do so, Probit models are estimated using a national survey on workers in Ecuador. The results show that the underlying characteristics that motivate the entrepreneurial intention differ across existent unemployed people and COVID-19 unemployed people. COVID-19 unemployed women are more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions than men. Less educated existent unemployed people are more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions than more educated ones. The results regarding the need of support of self-employed people show that people that need financial support also need training support and vice-versa. The COVID-19 affectation on economic sectors has a relevant effect on the need for financial support.

Analysing Factors Influencing Women Unemployment Using a Random Forest Model

The unemployment crisis has been a persistent issue for both developed and developing countries, resulting in an economic indicator deficit. Women are at a disadvantage and continue to encounter significant obstacles to gaining employment. Nigeria, like many other developing countries with high unemployment rates, has a 33% unemployment rate. Consequently, there has been minimal research on the factors that affect women's unemployment. As a result, the purpose of this study investigates the factors that influence women's unemployment in Nigeria. Although the Random Forest model has been widely applied to classification issues, there is a gap in the literature's use of the random forest as a predictor for analyzing factors influencing women's unemployment. The random forest model was employed in this study because of its characteristics such as strong learning ability, robustness, and feasibility of the hypothesis space. As a result, the Random forest prediction model was benchmarked with seven different cutting-edge classical machine learning prediction models, which include the J48 pruned tree, Support Vector Machine, AdaBoost, Logistic Regression, Naive Bayes, Logistic Model Tree, Bagging, and Random Forest. The experimental results demonstrate that Random Forest outperformed the other seven machine learning classifier models using ten commonly used performance evaluation metrics. According to the study's findings, age groups, ethnicity, marital status, and religion were the essential factors affecting women's unemployment in Nigeria. Keywords: machine learning, National Demographic and Health Survey, random forest, influencing factors, women unemployment. DOI: https://doi.org/10.55463/hkjss.issn.1021-3619.60.38

Domestic Violence During Women's Life in Developing Countries.

The lack of information relating to the definitive factors causing domestic violence has resulted in the lack of sound and effective programs; this makes the need for further research in domestic violence more imperative. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the factors and impacts of domestic violence in developing countries. This study is a significant contribution to the existing literature, based on the use of data from the international literature of the last ten years and the evaluation of the degree that the domestic violence affects the lives of women both at an individual as well as a community level. Studies related to the scope of this review from international databases (Google Scholar, PubMed and Scopus) were used. The inclusion criteria comprised studies in English, published between 2012 and 2022 and studies which, apart from the prevalence or types of domestic violence investigated social factors related to violence in women of different ages in developing countries. The results of the study showed that partners-husbands are the main perpetrators of domestic violence. The prevalence of domestic violence ranged between 29.4% and 73.78%, with the highest prevalence observed in Bangladesh. The factors affecting domestic violence were the young age of marriage, the low education level, non-proper execution of household chores, financial issues, patriarchic families, non-proper cooking according to the husband's desire, dowry issues, giving birth to a girl, poverty, women's work but also women's unemployment, other children in the family and their neglect according to the husband, husband's unemployment and the personal experiences of domestic violence for both partners. In addition, significant risk factors were the husband's addiction to substances and the wife's refusal for sex.

Family Planning: Choosing Contraceptive Methods in Kongo Central Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Background: In developing countries, access to modern contraceptive methods remains a concern, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Although satisfactory progress in increasing family planning use has been observed worldwide, demand and unmet need continue to grow. This study describes the different reasons that push women in rural and urban areas of Kongo Central province in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to choose one of the modern contraceptive methods. Methods: A cross-sectional, analytical study on the 705 clients recruited during the family planning mini-campaigns organized from January to March 2021 in 8 health zones of the Kongo Central Province in DRC. Community Contraceptive Methods Distributors (CCMD) collected the data, community health workers (CHW) trained in clinical providers’ community family planning service. The Pearson’s Chi2 test was used to compare the proportions of the methods chosen in the different study variables categories, and logistic regression was done to analyze the strength of association between the uses of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARC) with the study variables. Results: The mean age (SD) of the clients was 25.7 years. The median number of living children was 2 children and that of pregnancies carried per client was 3. Three (3) clients under the age of 20 out of 126 (2.4%) have 3 to 4 living children and one a up to 6 living children. Out of a total of 705 clients, 11.1% aged under 20 and 39.1% of clients aged 20 to 24 requested LARC. Divorced and unmarried women chose SAC and married and common-law women chose LARC more, compared to other categories of women. Unemployed women prefer SACs more than other professional categories, and women farmers prefer LARC. The level of education has no influence on the choice of method. The use of LARC increased with the number of pregnancies carried, children alive, and children who died. The age and number of children who died did not influence the association between LARC and alive children. Conclusion: The choice of modern contraceptive methods is guided by the age of the mother and the number of children living in her life. Younger women are more likely to choose short-acting contraceptive methods in the eight health zones of Kongo Central province. The high number of living children influences the choice of LARC regardless of age.

Educated unemployed women: A major concern in Kerala

Educated unemployed women: A major concern in Kerala

THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF COVID-19 ON PAKISTANI WOMEN: A SOCIO-ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE

The impact of COVID-19 across the globe women have been profound because emerging evidence on the impact of COVID-19 shows that women’s lives have been affected disproportionately and differently. Presently, the epidemic of COVID-19 has had a major impact on every sphere of human life. All aspects of human life (social, economic, political) were directly or indirectly affected by the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus. Women are greatly affected by the outbreak of COVID-19 as compared to men. Women are half of the population of the world. They are involved in every sphere of life. A large number of women are working in the health, economy, security, hospitality, social protection, and education sectors all over the globe. Furthermore, the workload on women is higher than men in all fields (domestic and economic) of their lives. In COVID-19 women are not able to fulfil their socioeconomic responsibilities so the level of depression is increased in them. Due to COVID-19, the percentage of unemployed and depressed women has increased throughout the world as well in Pakistan. The aim of this research study is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on Pakistani women. To achieve the target, Data is collected through the non-probability snowball and convenient sampling technique. A total of 60 women were interviewed from different segments of society for the collection of primary data. The clinical studies, international reports, working papers along peer-reviewed articles as secondary data. The results of this research highlight that COVID-19 has harmed women in all areas of their lives. Furthermore, results point out that working women are more probable to spend their incomes on their families as compared to men. Therefore, in the present situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, women are fired from their jobs and livelihoods and facing vulnerable situations which created unbelievable depression, panic, and anxiety in them.

Natives’ and migrants’ employment uncertainty and childbearing during the great recession: a comparison between Italy and Sweden

ABSTRACT This study contributes to the empirical research on the fertility decline registered in Europe in the aftermath of the Great Recession adopting a comparative perspective. We explore childbearing behavior during the crisis across three dimensions of vulnerability: migration background (measured as: country of origin and length of stay in the destination country), labor market uncertainty, and country of residence. We compare childbearing behavior by parity among native and migrant women with different employment statuses in Sweden and Italy. Using the Swedish population registers and the Italian Labor Force Survey, we investigate the change in childbearing probabilities between the pre-crisis (2006–2009) and the years following the onset of the crisis (2010–2015). We find that the chances of motherhood in the aftermath of the Great Recession decreased substantially among recently arrived migrant women, but also among unemployed natives and women with unstable careers. The migration and labor market vulnerabilities, however, do not accumulate: unemployment and career instability negatively affect only native women’s probability of motherhood. Finally, the country comparison demonstrates that while the duration of stay and the weaker labor market attachment reduces the chances of motherhood in both contexts, the negative effect of unemployment is particularly strong in Italy.

Perceived Mental Stress Among Employed And Unemployed Women: A Comparative Cross Sectional Study During COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: Perceived Mental Stress (PMS) is an inevitable component of life. During COVID-19 pandemic, it’s ongoing and unpredictable situation has been increasing PMS among women. This present study was designed to compare the PMS level between employed and unemployed women. Methods: This comparative cross sectional study was conducted among purposively selected 240 women; of them 120 employed women are bankers, teachers and other sectors employees and 120 unemployed women are housewives. Data were collected from these participants by using a pre tested semi structured questionnaire and PMS was assessed by using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Bangla version. The collected data were analyzed by using SPSS software (Version 20) and p &lt; 0.05 considered as statistical significant. Results: In this comparative study, the mean (±SD) score of PMS between employed and unemployed women found 20.0 (±5.48) and 20.5(±5.16) respectively, which was not statistically significant (p&gt;0.05). The majority (81.7%) of employed women and (80.8%) of unemployed women suffered from moderate stress which was not statistically significant (p&gt;0.05). There exist significant association between PMS and socio-demographic characteristics i.e. educational qualification (p=0.04), complete recovery from COVID-19 (p=0.02) in employed women; where as in unemployed women monthly family income (p=0.03), knowledge on specific treatment of COVID-19 (p=0.02) were significantly associated with PMS. Conclusion: The study revealed no significant difference in PMS between employed and unemployed women and but some associated factors lead them to stressful situation. So, equal emphasis should be given on both employed and unemployed women to prevent perceived mental stress. JOPSOM 2021; 40(2): 52-57

The role of affects in subjective constructions of neighborhood boundaries: An investigation of Bairro de Contumil (Porto, Portugal)

ABSTRACT This study draws upon cognitive maps and in-depth interviews with 15 unemployed women residing in a Portuguese social housing neighborhood (Bairro de Contumil) to explore how affects influence subjective neighborhood constructions. Despite Bairro de Contumil’s visible disconnection from its surroundings, its residents perceive its boundaries differently. The mental maps varied substantially, and none of the participants limited their neighborhood definition to the social housing area. In spite of this diversity, all participants used their habitual use of space and relationships as the main criteria for defining the neighborhood’s boundaries, both of which are strongly connected to their affects. The in-depth interviews revealed complex relations between place attachment, place identity, human relations, use of space, and spatial perception.

The coping strategies of individuals in multiple jeopardy settings: the case of unemployed older women

ABSTRACT This research investigates the harmful consequences of discrimination on self-esteem and examines the coping options of individuals belonging to several stigmatized groups (i.e., unemployed older women) within the multiple jeopardy perspective. Our sample comprised 420 individuals selected by age, gender and professional status. We tested whether the positive and negative links between discrimination and psychological distress induced by discrimination, would vary according to the number of disadvantaged categories individuals belong to. An analysis of the mediating role of some coping options was also conducted. Overall, the results support most of our hypotheses and suggest that the assumed impact of perceived discrimination on psychological outcome increase with the cumulation of discriminations. We also found that, among the various coping options used by individuals in our sample, commitment, but not age-group identification, mediated the links between the cumulated discrimination and self-esteem. The discussion addresses issues related to workplace discrimination in light of the multiple jeopardy perspective.

Abstract B020: Does surgical procedure influence psychosocial outcomes after treatment in women with ductal carcinoma in situ?

Abstract Objective: Rates of bilateral mastectomy are increasing in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). We aim to characterize the trajectory of psychosocial outcomes after surgery in women with DCIS. Methods: We have been prospectively collecting psychosocial data on women receiving surgery for stage 0-III breast cancer at University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada since 2009. We queried our prospective database to identify all women receiving surgery for DCIS between May 2009 and January 2020. Women completed validated psychosocial questionnaires (e.g. BREAST-Q, Impact of Event Scale, Hospital Anxiety &amp; Depression Scale) pre-operatively, and at 6 and 12 months following surgery. We analyzed the change in psychosocial scores between three surgical procedures (breast-conserving therapy, unilateral mastectomy and bilateral mastectomy) using linear mixed models, controlling for age and sociodemographic factors (e.g. ethnicity, education level, income and marital status). P values &amp;lt; .05 were significant. Results: 89 women with DCIS were identified, with a mean age of 52.4 ± 10.3 years. By surgical procedure, 7 women underwent breast-conserving therapy (8%), 46 underwent unilateral mastectomy (52%) and 36 underwent bilateral mastectomy (40%). Breast satisfaction (-8, P = .03) and sexual well-being (-10, P = .02) scores decreased over time but was not influenced by surgical procedure. Younger women had worse psychosocial well-being scores (-0.5/year, P = .02), with no impact of surgical procedure. There was a significant interaction between surgical procedure and time for chest physical well-being scores (P = .04); women having breast-conserving therapy had better chest physical well-being scores compared with both unilateral and bilateral mastectomy (with no difference between mastectomy groups). Unemployed women had worse chest physical well-being scores (-9, P = .04). There was a significant interaction between procedure and time for distress scores (P = .02); women having unilateral or bilateral mastectomy had higher distress scores before surgery but at 12 months, there was no difference between surgical procedures. Women with a higher annual income (≥80,000$) had higher breast satisfaction (+10, P = .03), psychosocial well-being (+14, P = .004), and sexual well-being (+12, P = .02), and lower distress (-12, P = .004 ) scores than women earning less than 80,000$ per year. There was a significant interaction (P = .01) between procedure and time for anxiety scores; while all surgical groups had mild anxiety scores at baseline, the anxiety scores for both unilateral and bilateral mastectomy groups improved to normal range over time while scores for women having breast-conserving therapy remained mild. Conclusions: Surgical procedure influences chest physical well-being, distress and anxiety scores in women with DCIS. Our data may help inform surgical decision-making for women with DCIS, and highlight a need for identifying women with high distress at diagnosis who may benefit from targeted psychosocial support. Citation Format: David W. Lim, Helene Retrouvey, Isabel Kerrebijn, Benita Hosseini, Anne C. O'Neill, Tulin D. Cil, Toni Zhong, Stefan O.P. Hofer, David R. McCready, Kelly A. Metcalfe. Does surgical procedure influence psychosocial outcomes after treatment in women with ductal carcinoma in situ? [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Rethinking DCIS: An Opportunity for Prevention?; 2022 Sep 8-11; Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Can Prev Res 2022;15(12 Suppl_1): Abstract nr B020.

Women and Covid-19: Gender Inequality and News Representation During the Pandemic

&lt;p&gt;新冠肺炎大流行對全球造成重大影響，女性所受衝擊比男性更深。本研究蒐集臺灣三家報紙新聞媒體2020 年1 月至2021 年7 月間的疫情相關報導，採用批判論述分析方法，檢視新聞如何呈現女性及其所負擔的照顧責任，並與三家獨立網路媒體之報導對照。研究發現，疫情期間有關女性處境之報導數量微乎其微，報紙多將相關新聞刊登在次要版面，以照顧者、消費者、受害者等角度再現女性，忽略結構性問題，並暗示女性應解決自己的問題。&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recent studies have suggested that the impact of Covid-19 pandemic is gender-specific. Women are more susceptible than men to experience the effects of Covid-19. Since the global outbreak of Covid-19, the rates of unemployment mong women have increased. They have been required to spend more time attending to children and household chores and have experienced more domestic violence because of stay-home restrictions. This study employed critical discourse analysis to investigate reports on three Taiwanese newspapers published between January 2020 and July 2021. The analysis revealed that women were not represented sufficiently and that the issues of gender inequality were arginalized. The analysis also revealed that patriarchal ideology still dominates society; therefore, women&amp;rsquo;s contribution to care work is taken for granted. This study urges Taiwanese newspapers to account for women&amp;rsquo;s needs and promote gender equality.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

Work and Family Pathways and Their Associations with Health for Young Women in Korea.

The aim of this study is two-fold: to discern patterns in pathways of work and family transitions among young women (aged 24-39 years) whose decisions and behaviors toward labor force participation, marriage, and parenthood are considerably shaped by social constraints and gender norms; and to examine whether and to what extent work and family pathways are associated with later health. Using data from a longitudinal survey based on a large sample of adult women in Korea (N = 2418), we identified eight dominant pathways of employment, marriage, and parenthood among young women and found that educational attainment and family values are strong predictors of these work-family pathways. We also found that the timing and sequencing of work-family pathways appears to be associated with later health outcomes. In particular, unemployed women who are not married and do not have children seem to be vulnerable to health problems, compared to those with other pathways. We discuss the implications of our findings regarding the occurrence of work and/or family transitions, as well as their timing and sequencing for women's health in later life.

Prevalence and associated factors of birth injury among neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in governmental hospitals of Southwest Ethiopian people regional state, Ethiopia: A multicenteric cross-sectional study.

Neonatal birth injury is the functional or structural damage of the new-born during child birth. Fetal related factors such as macrosomia, fetal height, fetal weight, and prematurity; maternal related factors such as overly young and old maternal age, parity, poor maternal health, and pelvic anomalies contribute to neonatal birth injury. Labor and delivery related factors including prolonged labor, fetal mal-presentation and mal-position, cesarean and instrumental deliveries also predispose the neonate to birth injury. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence and associated factors of birth injury among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Governmental Hospitals of Southwest Ethiopia. To assess the prevalence and associated factors of birth injury among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in governmental hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia. Hospital-based cross-sectional study design was implemented at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Bonga Gebretsadik Shawo General Hospital, and Tepi General Hospital. A total of 1,315 neonates were included in the study using systematic random sampling techniques. Data was entered using Epi-Data version 4.2 and exported to SPSS version 21 for analysis. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to see the association between the dependent and independent variable. The prevalence of neonatal birth injury was 16.7%. Predictors such as primipara, no formal education, mothers with no antenatal care, and mothers whose occupational status were unemployed were 12.27, 2.52, 2.40, and 4.26 times more likely to develop neonatal birth injuries than their counterparts, respectively. Whereas, maternal age within the age range of 25-34 years, and neonates delivered via instrumental delivery were 6.68, and 2.81 times more likely to develop neonatal birth injury compared to those whose age was greater than 34 years and neonates delivered through Cesarean section, respectively. The magnitude of birth injury in the current study was significantly high. Primiparity, mothers with no history of antenatal care follow up, uneducated women, unemployed women, mode of delivery, and maternal age between 25 and 34 years were strong predictors associated with neonatal birth injury. Therefore, comprehensive maternal health care such as antenatal care follow up and health institution delivery should be promoted and well addressed to all reproductive age women and special attention should be given particularly to pregnant women in order to mitigate problems related to childbirth.