Effective coverage of skilled birth attendance in Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study
Zewditu Denu, Kassahun Alemu, Della Berhanu, Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew, Joanna Schellenberg, Tanya Marchant, Solomon Shiferaw, Amare Tariku, Tadesse Guadu, Girum Taye, Meseret Zelalem, Lars Ake Persson, Seblewengel Lemma · 2025
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Zewditu Denu and thirteen colleagues measured whether mothers in Ethiopia give birth with skilled help at hand, and whether that care works in fact. Skilled help at birth cuts deaths of mothers and newborns, but only when sites are ready and care is good. The study covered the population. It used a cascade with four steps toward coverage adjusted for quality. Site readiness came from a 2019 check of services. The final figure was built step by step: attendance, readiness, care given, quality of process.
Crude coverage for skilled delivery stood at fifty-four percent. Each cascade step then cut that figure down toward true coverage that works. The gap between contact and quality is the heart of the story: many women reach a site that lacks key supplies or skills. For planners in Ethiopia, the 2025 numbers show where the chain breaks, supplies, skills, or follow-through.
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| CREATOR | Zewditu Denu, Kassahun Alemu, Della Berhanu, Atkure Defar, Theodros Getachew, Joanna Schellenberg, Tanya Marchant, Solomon Shiferaw, Amare Tariku, Tadesse Guadu, Girum Taye, Meseret Zelalem, Lars Ake Persson, Seblewengel Lemma |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 31 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |