Determinants of Primary Health Care Utilization in Ethiopia

김도형 (Dohyeong Kim); 남은우 (Eun Woo Nam); Kidist Birmeta; 김철수; Bimala Sharma; Sarita Dhakal; 이호철 (LEEHOCHEOL)

doi:10.18350/ipaid.2016.25s.269

Determinants of Primary Health Care Utilization in Ethiopia

Journal of Regional Studies and Development
Abbr : JRSD
2016, (), pp.269-293
DOI : 10.18350/ipaid.2016.25s.269
Publisher : Institute for Poverty Alleviation and International Development: IPAID
Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > Regional Studies in general > Comparative / Statistical Regional Studies
Published : March 25, 2016

Dohyeong Kim ¹, Eun Woo Nam ¹, Kidist Birmeta ², 김철수 ³, Bimala Sharma ⁴, Sarita Dhakal ⁴, LEEHOCHEOL ¹

¹연세대학교
²에티오피아 아디스아바바 환경 및 커피 연구소
³에티오피아 명성의과대학교
⁴Yonsei Global Health Center

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ABSTRACT

In Ethiopia, primary health care services utilization remains low and irregular. This study attempted to assess utilization and associated factors in Holeta Town, Oromia region, Ethiopia. A cross sectional survey was conducted among randomly selected 1,422 households. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was applied to calculate crude and adjusted odds ratios(aOR) at 5% level of significance using Andersen model. The primary health care services utilization was 60.0%. Logistic regression analysis revealed predisposing factors: Gurage ethnicity (aOR=0.48), being married (aOR=1.53), and having favorable attitudes towards health services (aOR=1.74); enabling factors: monthly income of 501-1,000 birr (aOR=1.51), and not having health insurance (aOR=1.89); and need factor: absence of experience of illness (aOR=0.48) that determined primary health care utilization. Primary health care utilization was influenced by predisposing, enabling, and need factors, concerned authorities should focus on the needs of low-income households, improving their socio-economic status, and strengthening primary healthcare services to promote utilization.

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Primary Health Care, Utilization, Andersen Model, Ethiopia, KOICA

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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