Willingness to Pay for a Maternity Waiting Home Stay in Zambia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Complications of pregnancy and childbirth can pose serious risks to the health of women, especially in resource-poor settings. Zambia has been implementing a program to improve access to emergency obstetric and neonatal care, including expansion of maternity waiting homes-residential facilities located near a qualified medical facility where a pregnant woman can wait to give birth. Yet it is unclear how much support communities and women would be willing to provide to help fund the homes and increase sustainability.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods study to estimate willingness to pay for maternity waiting home services based on a survey of 167 women, men, and community elders. We also collected qualitative data from 16 focus group discussions to help interp

SUBMITTER: Vian T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5836912 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature