Factors associated with intended use of a maternity waiting home in Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Tienke Vermeiden (Author), Floris Braat (Author), Girmay Medhin (Author), Asheber Gaym (Author), Thomas van den Akker (Author), Jelle Stekelenburg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although Ethiopia is scaling up Maternity Waiting Homes (MWHs) to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality, women's use of MWHs varies markedly between facilities. To maximize MWH utilization, it is essential that policymakers are aware of supportive and inhibitory factors. T...