Factors associated with maternal near-miss at Public hospitals of South-East Ethiopia: An institutional based cross-sectional study

Background: Maternal near-miss precedes maternal mortality and women are still alive indicating that the numbers of near misses occur more often than maternal mortality. This study aims to assess the prevalence of maternal near-miss and associated factors at public hospitals of Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia.Methods Facility-based cross-sectional study design was carried out from October 1, 2018, to February 28, 2019, among 300 women admitted to maternity wards. A structured questionnaire and checklist were used to collect data. Epi-info for data entry and statistical package for social science for analysis were used. The descriptive findings were summarized using tables and text. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval and p-value <0.05 were used to examine the association between the independent and dependent variables.Result The prevalence of maternal near-miss in our study area was 28.7%. Being age less than 20 years, age of first marriage less than 20 years, having husband with primary school complete and being from rural residence are factors significantly associated with maternal near miss. The zonal health department in collaboration with the education department and Justice Office has to mitigate early marriage by educating the community about the impacts of early marriage on health.