Antenatal Care Clients Perception of the Caring Behavior of Midwives in Faafan Zone, Ethiopian Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Meron Kibru^1*, Fekadu Aga², Wubareg Seifu³, Beza Tamirat⁴ & Tadele Kinati⁵

¹College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Clinical Midwifery Unit, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia
²Addis Ababa University College of Health Science School of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ethiopia
³College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Public Health Department, Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia
⁴College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Public Health Department, Reproductive Health and Nutrition Unit, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia
⁵College of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Salale University, Ethiopia

Dr. Meron Kibru, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Midwifery Department, Clinical Midwifery Unit, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.

Keywords: Care; Caring Behavior; Antenatal Care

Abstract

Background
Optimum utilization of antenatal care often depends on pregnant women’s perception of provider’s caring behaviors. In Ethiopia around 74.4% of women do not receive the recommended antenatal care. Despite this, there was no any study conducted in the health facilities of the Ethiopian Somali Regional State to investigate the client’s perception of the caring behavior of midwives in the antenatal care clinics. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the antenatal care client’s perception of caring behavior of midwives in Faafan Zone, Ethiopian-Somali Regional State.
Methods and Materials
An institutional based cross sectional study was conducted among 384 pregnant women who came for antenatal care service within the nine randomly selected health centers from March to April in 2015. Data were collected through face-to-face exit interview using a pretested and structured questionnaire. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20 software package and odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was estimated using multivariable logistic regression to identify independent predictors of the client’s perception of midwives caring behavior.

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