Health-Related Quality-of-Life and Associated Factors Among Post-Partum Women in Arba Minch Town

• Main Authors: Tola Y (Author), Ayele G (Author), Boti N (Author), Yihune M (Author), Gethahun F (Author), Gebru Z (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dove Medical Press, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

Yirgalem Tola,1 Gistane Ayele,2 Negussie Boti,2 Manaye Yihune,2 Firdawek Gethahun,2 Zeleke Gebru2 1Arba Minch Health Science College, Department of Midwifery, Arba Minch, Ethiopia; 2Arba Minch University, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Arba Minch, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Negussie Boti Tel [phone]Email [e-mail]: It is generally accepted that pregnancy and childbirth are natural physiological processes. However, these significantly affect the quality of mothers&rsquo; lives. Little is known about the level of quality-of-life and associated factors among postpartum women in Ethiopia, particularly in the study area.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 409 randomly selected post-partum women who were living in Arba Minch town. Systematic random sampling was employed to select the study participants. The standard quality-of-life assessment tool which is known as the short-form SF 36 tool was used to assess health-related quality-of-life. The logistic regression model was used to identify associated factors. Statistically significant variables at a p-value< 0.25 in the bi-variable analysis were candidate variables for multi-variable analysis and statistical significance which was declared at a p-value< 0.05.Results: Among the study participants, 255 (62.3%) had lower level health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL). About 46.2% of the study participants had lower physical HRQoL and about 79% of the study participants had lower mental HRQoL. The overall mean score of HRQoL was 45.15 (&plusmn; 8.13). Factors associated with lower overall HRQoL were age group 17&ndash; 24 years (AOR=2.73, 95% CI=1.22&ndash; 6.10), no formal education [AOR 2.02, 95% CI (1.05&ndash; 3.89)], and cesarean delivery (AOR=0.49, 95% CI=0.24&ndash; 0.97). A factor associated with lower physical HRQoL was cesarean delivery (AOR=0.34, 95% CI=0.13&ndash; 0.88). Factors associated with lower mental HRQoL were age group 17&ndash; 24 (AOR=3.37, 95% CI=1.60&ndash; 7.04), not receiving antenatal care (AOR=3.65, 95% CI=1.45&ndash; 9.16), and having postpartum depression (AOR=2.27, 95% CI=1.30&ndash; 3.93).Conclusion: The results suggest that the majority of post-partum women had a lower HRQoL, particularly women&rsquo;s mental health was compromised. In this study, a suggestion is made that the respective bodies need to give particular attention to mothers during the post-partum period to prevent poor quality-of-life.Keywords: post-partum women, health-related quality-of-life

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