Utilization and determinants of maternity waiting homes among pastoralist mothers in Dire district, southern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

• Main Authors: Hassan Mahamad Duba (Author), Mulugeta Mekuria (Author), Erean Shigign Malka (Author), Addisu Waleligne Tadesse (Author), Ketema Gashaw (Author), Ketema Eshetu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundMaternity waiting homes are cost-effective, World Health Organization-approved components of comprehensive prenatal, delivery, and postpartum care strategies. However, few community-based studies within Ethiopia's pastoralist communities, and none in the study area, have been conducte...