Open AccessRisk Factors of Stillbirth Among Women Who Gave Birth in Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia, in 2019: A Case-Control Study
Author(s) -
Atrsaw Dessie Liyew,
Mihretu Molla,
Zelalem Nigussie Azene
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s305786
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , obstetrics , referral , demography , epidemiology , pregnancy , family medicine , sociology , biology , genetics
Worldwide, 2.6 million stillbirths occur annually and more than three-quarters of them are recorded in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify risk factors of stillbirth among women who gave birth in Amhara region referral hospitals found in northwest and northcentral, Ethiopia in 2019.