Factors associated with maternity waiting home use among women in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a multilevel cross-sectional analysis.
Jaameeta KurjiLakew Abebe GebretsadikMuluemebet Abera WordofaMorankar SudhakarYisalemush AsefaGetachew KirosAbebe MamoNicole BergenShifera AsfawKunuz Haji BedruGebeyehu BulchaRonald LabonteMonica TaljaardManisha KulkarniPublished in: BMJ open (2019)
Utilisation inequities exist; women with less wealth and companion support experienced more difficulties in accessing MWHs. Short duration of stay and failure to consider MWH as part of birth preparedness planning suggests local referral and promotion practices need investigation to ensure that women who would benefit the most are linked to MWH services.