Determinants of Maternal Satisfaction with Existing Delivery Care at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.

Background: Assessing maternal satisfaction on delivery service has significant public health importance to measure the quality of maternal and child care services in a country. Therefore, the objective of this study was to further investigate the determinants of maternal satisfaction on delivery service provided at the Woliata Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ethiopia.

Methods: An institutionally based cross-sectional study was employed at the Wolaita Sodo University Hospital, Ethiopia. All mothers who gave birth between March and May 2018 were included in the study. Data were collected through using a pretested and structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Both bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed. A value of <0.05 was used to declare statistical significance.

Result: A total of 398 delivered mothers were included in the study. The rate of maternal satisfaction on existing delivery care was found to be 67.3%. Being less educated (AOR = 5.06, [2.22-11.53]), primigravida (AOR = 3.59, [1.17-11.04]), planned and wanted pregnancy (AOR = 2.74, [1.21-6.18]), having antenatal care follow-up for current pregnancy (AOR = 4.48, [2.04-9.83]), ever used family planning service (AOR = 3.83, [1.95-67.52]), labor duration of less than 6 hours (AOR = 5.96, [2.61-13.57]), and spontaneous vaginal delivery (AOR = 2.82, [1.07-7.42]) were factors significantly associated with maternal satisfaction.

Conclusion: In this study setting, maternal satisfaction was lower compared to other studies. Unreserved effort should be considered for future interventions.