The influence of quality maternity waiting homes on utilization of facilities for delivery in rural Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Residential accommodation for expectant mothers adjacent to health facilities, known as maternity waiting homes (MWH), is an intervention designed to improve access to skilled deliveries in low-income countries like Zambia where the maternal mortality ratio is estimated at 398 deaths per 100,000 live births. Our study aimed to assess the relationship between MWH quality and the likelihood of facility delivery in Kalomo and Choma Districts in Southern Province, Zambia.

Methods

We systematically assessed and inventoried the functional capacity of all existing MWH using a quantitative facility survey and photographs of the structures. We calculated a composite score and used multivariate regression to quantify MWH quality and its association with the likelihood of fa

SUBMITTER: Henry EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5450262 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature