Level and factors associated with birth preparedness and complication readiness among semi-pastoral pregnant women in southern Ethiopia, 2016

Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to determine the level of birth preparedness and complication readiness (BPCR) and associated factors among semi-pastoral pregnant women in southern, Ethiopia. Result This dataset contains the full data collected from 746 pregnant women. Birth preparedness and complication readiness among women in southern Ethiopia was 27.1%. The main predictors for BRCP were attending formal education (AOR = 4.65, 95% CI 2.45–8.63), husband occupation [merchant (AOR = 3.83, 95% CI 1.52–9.64)], spouse attending formal education (AOR = 3.35, 95% CI (1.83–6.14), ANC visits > 4 times (AOR = 17.78, 95% CI 7.11–44.47). In addition, knowledge of women at least two danger signs during pregnancy, delivery and after delivery (AOR = 3.32, 95% CI 1.64–6.69), (AOR = 3.13, 95% CI 1.58–6.20) and (AOR = 3.75, 95% CI 1.93–7.28) respectively were significantly associated with BPCR. In conclusion, the proportion of BPCR among women in southern Ethiopia was found to be low