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Background: Since 2014 GC, Ethiopia has been implementing maternity waiting homes to reduce maternal and prenatal mortality, though utilization varies markedly between facilities. Objective: To determine utilization of maternity waiting home and associated factors among mothers of Yilmana Densa District, Northwest Ethiopia. Conclusions: Maternity waiting home utilization is not as such encouraging. Information of women on maternity waiting home, women with more favorable attitude towards maternity waiting home, far distance between women’s home and health facilities and women with age greater than median were independent predictors to utilization of maternity waiting homes. Working on bringing attitudinal change of mothers towards maternity waiting home, accessing health information to women, accessing transport, road and health services are important. Attention has to be given for aged women since they could face more exposure to complications. |
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