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However, maternal and child mortality remain high and continue to pose a persistent challenge for low-income countries. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify individual- and community-level factors associated with institutional delivery in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional study design with two-stage clustered sampling was employed using data from the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) to identify individual- and community-level factors associated with institutional delivery in Ethiopia. The study included 643 clusters (communities) and 7,091 women aged 15\u201349 years. 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At the community level, higher average education, media exposure, and recent use of health services were associated with greater institutional delivery use, while rural residence, perceived distance barriers, and regional disparities were linked to lower use.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both individual- and community-level factors were significantly associated with institutional delivery, in both positive and negative directions. 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