Utilization and determinants of maternity waiting homes among pastoralist mothers in Dire district, southern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternity waiting homes are cost-effective, World Health Organization-approved components of comprehensive prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care strategies. However, few community-based studies within Ethiopia's pastoralist communities, and none in the study area, have been conducted to determine actual usage or to gain a thorough understanding of the factors influencing utilization.

Methods

A cross-sectional study, supplemented by qualitative methods, was conducted from June 25 to July 25, 2023. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 305 study participants. Data were gathered through an interviewer-administered questionnaire, entered into Epi-data version 3.1, and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Descriptive data were presented in tables, graphs,

SUBMITTER: Duba HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11543576 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature