Research Article
Ritbano Ahmed Abdo and Hassen
Abstract
Background: Obstructed labor is still major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, and adverse birth out comes in low income countries. The issue of obstructed labor is unsolved problem in Ethiopia so far.Objective: This study aimed to assess magnitude and factors associated with obstruct labor among women delivered at Halaba Kulito Primary Hospital, Halaba Special District, Southern Ethiopia.Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was employed from March 1-21, 2015 at Halaba Kulito Primary Hospital. Systematic sampling technique was used to select 344 deliveries from delivery registration book. A pretested checklist was used to retrieve data from delivery card of the women. Data were entered Epi data version-3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version-21 software. To identify independent factors, bivariate and multiple binary logistic regressions were undertaken. A p-value<0.05 was used to determine association between variables was consideredstatistically significant.Results: The magnitude of obstructed labor was 18.6%.The following factors were significantly associated with obstructed labor:o-antenatal care follow up (AOR=3.1, 95% CI:1.5, 6.4), women age less than 20 years (AOR=6.9, 95% CI (2.2, 21.6) and malpresentation (AOR=10, 95% CI: 3.7, 27.5).Conclusion: Obstructed labor was very common in the study area. Antenatal care visit, maternal age and malpresentation were associated factors of obstructed labor. To reverse obstructed labor related problems, overall improvement in antenatal and intrapartum care.