Socio-Demographic Predictors of Place of Delivery of a Child in Namibia

Ofentse Lekgatho, N/A
GOABAONE MABAILA, University of Botswana

One of the strategies of reducing maternal and infant mortality is through achievement of universal use of health facilities for delivery by women. Thus, this study’s objective is to investigate the socio-demographic factors associated with place of delivery of child in Namibia. This study used data from the 2013 Namibia Demographic and Health Survey. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analysis was used to assess patterns on the use of health facility for delivery. Eighty nine (89) percent of women reported to have used a health facility for delivery of their last child. At multivariate level, women education, place of residence and wealth index were predictors of place of delivery. Education and wealth seem to be important predictors of place of delivery in Namibia. Policy programs in Namibia should emphasize the need for women empowerment through increasing proportion of women with secondary or higher as well as to reduce poverty in Namibia.