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Observational Study
. 2020 Jan;35(1):e96-e107.
doi: 10.1002/hpm.2940. Epub 2019 Nov 5.

Association of maternity waiting home utilization with women's perceived geographic barriers and delivery complications in Ethiopia

Biniam Getachew  1 , Tippawan Liabsuetrakul  1 , Yirgu Gebrehiwot  2
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Observational Study

Association of maternity waiting home utilization with women's perceived geographic barriers and delivery complications in Ethiopia

Biniam Getachew et al. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study is to identify the influence of perceived geographic barriers to the utilization of maternity waiting homes (MWHs) and to explore factors associated with current delivery complications among MWH users and nonusers.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2017 and June 2018 in eight health facilities with MWH in the Gurage zone of Ethiopia. The associated factors were identified by using the combination of a directed acyclic graph (DAG) concept and multiple logistic regression for data analysis.

Results: A total of 716 women were included in the study, of whom 358 were MWH users. MWH users had lower odds of having delivery complications. Lower odds of delivery complications were found among women who gave birth in non-cesarean section (CS) facilities. Women with pregnancy complications and did not used MWH were more likely to develop delivery complications. Women with delivery complications had higher odds of undergoing cesarean delivery and neonatal death.

Conclusions: Geographic barriers influenced the utilization of MWH. The women who used MWH had lower delivery complications. This study strengthens the evidence of MWH utilization as a useful strategy to overcome geographic barriers and lower delivery complications.

Keywords: Ethiopia; delivery complications; geographic barriers; maternal health services; maternity waiting homes.

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