Effect of health education provided to couples on maternal knowledge, attitude and use of maternity waiting homes in rural Ethiopia: A cluster-randomized trial.

Background: Maternity waiting home (MWH) has been advocated as an approach to improve women's access to obstetric services in low-resource settings; however, its use remains low. This study investigated the effectiveness of couple-based health education on maternal knowledge, attitudes, and use of MWHs in rural Ethiopia.

Methods: A total of 320 couples from 16 clusters were allocated to the intervention and control groups using restricted randomization.

A phenomenological qualitative study of male-partners perspectives of maternity waiting homes in rural Ethiopia.

Background: The implementation of maternity waiting home (MWH) has been used as a strategy to improve maternal health outcomes in low-resource settings such as Ethiopia. However, MWH utilization is low in Ethiopia, and women's access to MWH depends largely on male partners' decisions. This study explored male-partners perspectives of MWHs including their experiences of paternal support in rural Ethiopia.

Effectiveness of couple-based health education on utilization of maternity waiting homes among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia: A study protocol for cluster-randomized trial.

Background: Maternity waiting homes are used to enhance women's access to health facilities in low-resource settings; however, its use remains low in Ethiopia. It is important to investigate strategies that can enhance the usage of maternity waiting homes in Ethiopia.

Methods: The purpose of his study is to assess how well couple-focused health education works to increase maternal knowledge, attitudes, and use of maternity waiting homes in rural Ethiopia.

Effect of couple-based health education on male-partners knowledge and attitude towards maternity waiting homes in rural Ethiopia: a cluster-randomized trial.

This cluster-randomized controlled trial examined the effect of couple-based health education on male partners' knowledge and attitude towards maternity waiting homes (MWH) in rural Ethiopia. Sixteen clusters and 320 couples were randomly assigned to intervention group (receiving group health education, home visits and print health messages alongside usual care) or control group (receiving usual care). The Chi-square test was used to estimate statistical differences, and the difference-in-differences model was used to estimate the effect of the intervention.

Factors associated with knowledge and attitude towards maternity waiting homes among pregnant women: baseline results from a cluster-randomized trial in rural Ethiopia.

Ethiopia has implemented maternity waiting homes over the last several decades; however, its utilization is low. This study aimed to assess the factors associated with knowledge of and attitude towards maternity waiting homes among pregnant women in rural Ethiopia. The baseline survey was conducted from September 15 to October 30, 2022, in rural Southern Ethiopia.

Women's experiences of maternity waiting homes in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize women's experiences related to the use of maternity waiting homes in sub-Saharan Africa.

Introduction: Most maternal deaths occur within resource-limited settings. Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia account for around 86% of all maternal deaths worldwide, with sub-Saharan Africa alone contributing roughly two-thirds of all maternal deaths.

Estimates of Uterine Rupture Bad Outcomes Using Propensity Score and Determinants of Uterine Rupture in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital: Case Control Study.

Background: Uterine rupture is a tear in the wall of uterus which carries grave risks to the mother as well as her baby.

Objectives: To estimate uterine rupture bad outcomes using propensity score and its determinants in Mizan-Tepi University teaching hospital.

Methods: A case control study on 363 participants, 121 cases and 242 controls, was conducted.