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In Ethiopia, it is the fourth leading cause of maternal death, accounting for 14.7% of pregnancy-related deaths. The risk factors for puerperal sepsis are not well understood in Ethiopia, particularly in southwestern Ethiopia.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to identify risk factors for puerperal sepsis among postpartum women at public hospitals in the Dawro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A facility-based unmatched case\u2013control study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      From February 1 to April 30, 2023, 260 participants (65 cases and 195 controls) were included in the study. The cases were postpartum women who were diagnosed with puerperal sepsis, whereas the controls were postpartum women confirmed to be free from puerperal sepsis. Cases selected consecutively, and controls enrolled via systematic random sampling. Data were collected via an interviewer-administered questionnaire and medical records review. STATA version 17 was used for analysis. The associations between variables were analyzed via a binary logistic regression model. A\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      value &lt;0.05 was considered statistically significant.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Rural residence (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 3.62; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.40, 9.33), no formal education (AOR: 4.40; 95% CI: 1.25, 15.49) compared with college or above, no antenatal care (ANC; AOR: 14.04; 95% CI: 4.56, 43.20) compared with three or more ANC visits, prolonged rupture of the membrane above 24\u2009h (AOR: 9.51; 95% CI: 2.49, 36.35), home delivery (AOR: 3.06; 95% CI: 1.26, 7.49), \u2a7e5 vaginal examinations (AOR: 7.44; 95% CI: 2.77, 19.94), and cesarean section (AOR: 2.89; 95% CI: 1.13, 7.42) were significantly associated with the puerperal sepsis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Rural residence, lack of formal education, lack of ANC follow-up, prolonged rupture of membrane, home deliveries, frequent vaginal examinations, and cesarean section deliveries increase puerperal sepsis. Targeted intervention requires on modifiable risk factors such as ensuring at least on ANC, promoting institutional delivery, ensuring timely administration of appropriate antibiotics for prolonged rupture of membrane, avoiding unnecessary vaginal examinations and cesarean section.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17455057251355366","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,10]],"date-time":"2025-07-10T06:43:13Z","timestamp":1752129793000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Risk factors for puerperal sepsis among postpartum women attending public hospitals in the Dawro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case\u2012control study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-9904-1771","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Temesgen Sebro","family":"Balilo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9511-9028","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tsegaye","family":"Alemu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tamirat Gezahegn","family":"Guyo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, Arba Minch College of Health Sciences, Arba Minch, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0923-2740","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tarekegn","family":"Solomon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","volume-title":"WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections","author":"WHO","year":"2015","unstructured":"WHO. 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