AUTHOR=Asmamaw Desale Bihonegn , Belachew Tadele Biresaw , Endawkie Abel , Debebe Negash Wubshet 

TITLE=Early Postnatal Home Visit Coverage by Health Extension Workers and Associated Factors Among Postpartum Women in Gidan District, Northeast Ethiopia

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 68 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605203

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2023.1605203

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=Objectives:  To determine the coverage and associated factors of early postnatal home visit (PNHV) by the health extension workers (HEWs) among postpartum women in Gidan district, Northeast, Ethiopia.
 Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between March 30 and April 29, 2021 in Gidan district, Northeast, Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was employed to select 767 participants among postpartum women. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data. A binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with early PNHV by HEW.
Results: The coverage of early postnatal home visits was 15.13% (95%CI: 12.75, 17.87). Women’s education, institutional delivery, time to reach health post, and participation in pregnant women forum were significantly associated with early PNHV by HEWs.
Conclusion: In the current study, the coverage of early postnatal home visit by HEWs remains low in the study area. The concerned bodies should consider interventions that promote women’s education and institutional delivery, and more efforts should be made at improving community-based participation and linkages with HEWs.