Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for Delivery for Maternity Waiting Home Users and Non-users in Rural Zambia

• Main Authors: Constance P. Fontanet (Author), Jeanette L. Kaiser (Author), Rachel M. Fong (Author), Thandiwe Ngoma (Author), Jody R. Lori (Author), Godfrey Biemba (Author), Michelle Munro-Kramer (Author), Isaac Sakala (Author), Kathleen Lucile McGlasson (Author), Taryn Vian (Author), Davidson H. Hamer (Author), Peter Rockers (Author), Nancy A. Scott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background  Utilizing maternity waiting homes (MWHs) is a strategy to improve access to skilled obstetric care in rural Zambia. However, out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses remain a barrier for many women. We assessed deliveryrelated expenditure for women who used MWHs and those who did not who delivered a...