Determinants of maternity waiting home utilization among women who gave birth in public health facilities in the Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia: an unmatched case–control study

• Published in: Frontiers in Global Women's Health 2023-08, Vol.4, p.1170843-1170843
• Main Authors: Tilahun, Dawit, Shaka, Mohammed Feyisso, Belay, Moges Mareg
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: case–control study; determinants; Global Women's Health; maternal waiting home; southern Ethiopia; utilization
• ISSN: 2673-5059; 2673-5059
• DOI: 10.3389/fgwh.2023.1170843

BackgroundMaternal mortality remains unacceptably high in Ethiopia, although most of its causes are preventable. One way of tackling this problem is by establishing a maternal waiting home (MWH) close to a health facility. Although the benefits of an MWH have been well-documented, the determinants of its use have not been well-studied. This study aims to identify the determinants of utilization of an MWH among women who gave birth in public health facilities in the Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia. MethodsA facility-based unmatched case-control study was conducted between January 2020 and February 2020) among 129 patients belonging to the case group and 257 belonging to the control group. The data were entered into the Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to the SPSS version 20 statistical package for analysis. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, means, and standard deviations were computed. The association between variables was checked using logistic regression analysis, and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to determine the strength of this association. A p-value of