Table 5 Qualitative themes and illustrative quotes for improvements needed at maternity waiting homes by core maternity waiting home model pillars, by study arm
Intervention-arm respondents | Control-arm respondents | |
|---|---|---|
Structure/ Amenities | • Need to expand: overcrowded; need bigger sleeping and cooking areas to accommodate waiting women | • Need to renovate and expand: space too small, overcrowded; need rooms and separate cooking area; build another MWH • Need beds & bedding: no or not enough beds, mattresses, blankets, and mosquito nets |
Management | No themes emerged | • Need to clean space: MWH not clean, need to keep MWH clean • Need rules: implement rules to follow so the MWH doesn’t get damaged or vandalized |
Linkages with health system | No themes emerged | No themes emerged |
Illustrative Quotes | a. “The big thing that people are talking about is that they want the MWH to be expanded. That place is small and during the dry season, there is not enough space for cooking and sleeping.” – Woman, Choma District | b. “It can be improved by extending it [the MWH] with toilets so that it can be divided from where we sleep and where we cook from.” – Woman, Mansa District |