Magnitude of Maternal Health Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Post-Partum Women in Jimma Town: A Community-Based Cross Sectional Study

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