Abstract:
Background: Postpartum period is the six-week period following childbirth during which the
woman's body returns almost to its pre-pregnancy state. Women’s health-related quality of life
during the postpartum period is affected by their living conditions, and they have little
information about the long-lasting physical and mental health problems that may result as a
consequence of pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the magnitude of maternal health related quality of life
and associated factors among postpartum women in Jimma town: A Community-based Cross
Sectional Study, south west Ethiopia 2022.
Methods: Community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 383 postpartum women
who are living in Jimma town from May 15 to June 14, 2022. Quantitative data collection
method was employed. A systematic random sampling technique was used for quantitative data
collection. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the study variables. The bivariate analysis
was done to select candidate variables with P<0.25. Then multivariable logistic regression was
used to determine factor associated with P-value less than 0.05 with their respective AOR and
95% CI. Finally, a report was presented by the text, figures and tables.
Results: The finding showed that 51.2% of postpartum women had lower level health-related
quality of life with the confidence interval of 47.32 to 56.81. The study showed that age group
26-35, ≥ 36 years, lower education of partner’s, multiparous women, unplanned pregnancy,
births gave at home, gave dead birth, and women didn’t have a hospital admission after
pregnancy were found to be more likely to have lower health related quality of life.
Conclusions: The finding showed that almost half (51.2%) of postpartum women had a lower
level of health-related quality of life. So, the concerned bodies need to give special attention to
women’s during the postpartum period to prevent lower quality of life
