Essential services provided and costs of facility-based maternity waiting homes in Ethiopia.
Pan Afr Med J
; 39: 109, 2021.
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| ID: mdl-34512845
INTRODUCTION: the objective was to describe establishment cost, essential services provided and operating costs of maternity waiting homes (MWH) in Ethiopia. METHODS: a cross-sectional study was carried out from December 2017 to June 2018 in eight health facilities with maternity waiting homes (MWH) in the Gurage Zone of Ethiopia. MWH users exit interviews and observational checklists were used to collect data on essential services provided. Cost-related data were retrieved from relevant records in the health facilities. RESULTS: most clinical services and basic amenities were available and provided for MWH users. The average capital costs of a MWH were $2,245 US with fixed costs of $1,476 US per year. The personnel cost for a MWH was $1,439 US per year. The average annual running cost of a MWH was $1,303 US per year. The average estimated MWH utilization and delivery costs was $16.9 US per woman. CONCLUSION: most MWHs provided essential clinical services and basic amenities. The majority of the cost of a MWH was attributed to building construction costs. If building cost is annualized, the unit cost of a MWH service is in an acceptable range which encourage government considering expansion of the service in rural area.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención Prenatal
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Costos de la Atención en Salud
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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud
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Servicios de Salud Materna
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pan Afr Med J
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Tailandia
Pais de publicación:
Uganda