Magnitude and factors influencing pastoralist women's maternity waiting home utilization in Teltelle district, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Pastoralists in Ethiopia benefit the least from health-sector advances compared to the country's agrarian population. Maternity waiting homes (MWHs) have been established to provide mothers living in remote regions with access to skilled healthcare services during pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum periods. However, there is a dearth of data on the utilization of MWHs in pastoralist areas.

Objectives

To assess maternity waiting home utilization and its associated factors among pastoralist women who gave birth in the last 12 months in Teltelle district, Southeastern Ethiopia; 2021.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was undertaken from March 1 to June 20, 2021. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the 458 study subjects.

SUBMITTER: Bedada FW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10320747 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature