Determinants of preterm birth in public hospitals in central Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study

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ANC; antenatal care, HIV/AIDS; human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, IFA; iron folic acid, LBW; low birth weight, PIH; pregnancy induced hypertension, PTB; preterm birth, PROM; premature rupture of membrane, WHO; World Health Organization. Objectives Course Objective : Around 15 million babies are born prematurely in the world every year. The most common cause of neonatal death in Ethiopia is premature birth. To reduce the rate of preterm delivery by correcting modifiable or preventable causes, the availability of local data is important. Hence, this study aimed to identify the determinants of preterm birth among women who gave birth in public hospitals in central Ethiopia.. An Institutional-based unmatched case-control study was conducted at public hospitals in central Ethiopia to select 170 cases and 340 controls. The collected data were entered into EPI INFO and transferred to SPSS for analysis. Tables, graphs, and proportions were used to present the results. Binary and multiple logistic regressions analysis were computed to identify determinants of preterm birth. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR), 95% Confidence Interval (CI), and a p-value < 0.05 were computed to determine the presence of an association between preterm birth and independent variable...