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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Glob. Womens Health
Sec. Maternal Health
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2024.1441636

Determinants of stillbirth among mothers who gave birth at Bishoftu General Hospital, Ethiopia: using a Bayesian logistic Regression model

Provisionally accepted
Yeshi Regassa Yeshi Regassa Tesfaye Getachew Charkos Tesfaye Getachew Charkos *
  • Adama General Hospital and Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia

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    Introduction: Stillbirth remains a major public health problem in developing countries due to low health coverage and services. Approximately two million stillbirths occur every year; in particular, stillbirths are highly prevalent in low-and middle-income countries such as Ethiopia. However, there is scarce information available in Ethiopia regarding the determinants of stillbirth.Methods: A facility-based, unmatched case-control study was conducted at Bishoftu General Hospital from April 1 to April 30, 2023. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select samples of the study subjects. The collected data were entered into Epi-info version 7.2. A Bayesian logistic regression model was used in this study, with a 95% Credible interval to determine the association between independent variables and stillbirth. All analyses were performed using STATA version 17 software.Results: A total of 403 (81 cases and 322 controls) participants were included in the study. The average age of participants was 26 years (SD: ±5.03). According to the adjusted model, mothers who attained a middle school (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=0.23; 95% credible interval [CrI]: 0.11, 0.43), diploma and above (AOR=0.25; 95% CrI: 0.12, 0.46), rural residence (AOR=2.55; 95%

    Keywords: Stillbirth, Pregnancy, determinants, Bayesian, Ethiopia

    Received: 03 Jun 2024; Accepted: 18 Nov 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Tesfaye Getachew Charkos, Adama General Hospital and Medical College, Adama, Ethiopia

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