Maternity waiting home utilization and associated factors in the rural community of Dangur District, Northwestern Ethiopia: results from a community-based cross-sectional household survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 80% of people in Ethiopia live in rural areas, where poor access to maternity services, accounts for the majority of maternal and perinatal deaths. Maternity waiting homes are residential facilities for women who come from remote areas to stay and wait before giving birth at health facilities, particularly in hospitals and health centers. It is a new initiative and one of the strategies that increase skilled care utilization at birth. However, there is no evidence on the status of maternity waiting home utilization in the study area. Therefore, this study aimed to generate evidence on the status of maternity waiting home utilization and its associated factors.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional household survey was conducted from June 5-30, 20

SUBMITTER: Wondo MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11468051 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature