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Perspectives of pregnant women on the utilisation of a maternity waiting home near Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital in Oshikoto Region, Namibia

2024; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 66; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4102/safp.v66i1.5943

2078-6204

Daniel Opotamutale Ashipala, Medusalem H. Joel, Louise Pretorius,

Migration, Health and Trauma

Despite the efforts of Namibia's Ministry of Health and Social Services to build maternity waiting homes (MWHs), few pregnant women make use of them. Long distances among the general population in Namibia limit the utilisation of MWHs. Little research has investigated what factors are limiting the use of these facilities despite the urgent need for them. The aim of this study thus was to explore and describe the perspectives of pregnant women on the utilisation of the MWHs near Onandjokwe Lutheran Hospital in Oshikoto Region.