Association between women’s empowerment dimensions and use of skilled birth attendance in southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study design

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The study evaluates the relationship between various dimensions of women's empowerment and their use of skilled birth attendance.
Community-based cross-sectional study design.
Stratified and multistage sampling of 592 participants.
Data collected via pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire.
Descriptive analysis and binary logistic regression used for data analysis.
Bivariate logistic regression conducted for screening candidate variables.
66.8% of participants used skilled birth attendance during their last births.
Higher decision-making power positively associated with SBA use (AOR = 3.22).
Attitudes justifying wife beating negatively impacted SBA utilization (AOR = 0.43).
Higher media exposure and self-efficacy associated with increased SBA use.
Empowerment dimensions significantly influenced skilled birth attendance in Southwest Ethiopia.

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Community-based study assesses women's empowerment and skilled birth attendance, suggesting new interventions.

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Benti et al. (2026) studied this question.

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