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Table 3 MWH users experience in Arba Minch Zuria district in 2019 (n = 68)

From: Maternity waiting homes as component of birth preparedness and complication readiness for rural women in hard-to-reach areas in Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Freq

Percent

Referral to MWH

Health centers

5

7.4

Health extension workers

62

91.1

Decided by myself

1

1.5

Length of stay (number of days)

 <  = 5 days

64

94.1

 > 5 days

4

5.9

Decision to stay at MHW

Husband

6

8.8

Jointly

58

85.3

Health care providers

3

4.4

Respondent

1

1.5

Companionship during MWH stay

Husband

59

86.8

Mother

2

2.9

Neighbors

3

4.4

Relatives

4

5.9

Financial support during MWH stay

Husband

61

89.7

Myself

1

1.5

Neighbors

2

2.9

Relatives

4

5.9

Social support during MWH stay

Husband

51

75

Neighbors

6

8.8

Relatives

11

16.2