Abstract:
Social and cultural factors on uptake of delivery system at health institution is major public health concern in the world .In global health research institutional child delivery has emerged as an area of key concern ,especially in developing and sub-Saharan countries . Thus, this study was conducted to identify and analyze the social and cultural factors on child delivery system affecting institutional delivery practice among pregnant women in Gedeo zone, Dilla zuriya wereda. The methodology used for this study was cross-sectional qualitative and quantitative method which includes interview and focus group discussion. The result of the study showed that out of the selected women 72. % had delivered their children with traditional birth assistant while rest 28% delivered at health center with assistant of midwifes It was found that women who delivered their child with traditional home delivery without any professional assistant indicated that they think that they lack privacy at the health institutions during delivery.