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Comparative Analysis of Birth Rates in Government Hospitals of Baghdad, Erbil, and Basra | ||
| AL-Qadisiyah Journal For Administrative and Economic sciences | ||
| Volume 28, Issue 1, April 2026, Pages 319-330 PDF (1.09 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33916/qjae.2026.01319-330 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ali Hamdullah Ahmed | ||
| General Directorate of Education, Al-Qadisiyah Governorate | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive analytical assessment of childbirth patterns in government hospitals across three major Iraqi governorates: Baghdad, Basra, and Erbil. These governorates were selected due to their demographic, geographic, and health-system variation. The study employed a quantitative research approach using secondary analysis of data from the 2018 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), one of the most important and nationally representative health surveys in Iraq. The final analytical sample consisted of 1,293 births after excluding, 128 cases with missing or undefined information regarding the place of delivery, amongst women of reproductive age (15-49 years) from the three governorates, with sample weights carried out to ensure the representativeness of the results. researchers conducted descriptive and inferential statistical analyses, inclusive of descriptive statistics, statistical significance assessments, and logistic regression models, using the Stata software model 16. The findings revealed significant regional variations (P = 0.0008) within the prices of utilisation of presidency hospitals for childbirth. Basra Governorate recorded the very first rate percent at 85.1% (95% CI: 80.9%–88.6%), observed This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive analytical assessment of childbirth patterns in government hospitals across three major Iraqi governorates: Baghdad, Basra, and Erbil. These governorates were selected due to their demographic, geographic, and health-system variation. The study employed a quantitative research approach using secondary analysis of data from the 2018 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS), one of the most important and nationally representative health surveys in Iraq. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Government births; government hospitals; baghdad; basra; erbil; comparative look at; fitness regulations | ||
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