Health care expenditure for delivery care between maternity waiting home users and nonusers in Ethiopia

Biniam Getachew and Tippawan Liabsuetrakul

International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 2019, vol. 34, issue 2, e1334-e1345

Abstract: Objective To compare the health care expenditures between maternity waiting home (MWH) users and nonusers in Ethiopia. Methods A cross‐sectional study was done in Ethiopia between December 2017 and June 2018. The study setting included eight health facilities in the Gurage zone of Ethiopia. Health expenditure for delivery care was the outcome variable that was then classified into out‐of‐pocket (OOP) payments, women's costs, total costs, and overall costs. Those health expenditures were then compared among MWH users and nonusers. OOP payments were further analyzed using quantile regression to explore associated factors. Results A total of 812 postpartum women were included in this study of whom half were MWH users. Significantly higher OOP payment, women's costs, total costs, and overall cost were found among MWH users compared with nonusers regardless of duration of MWH stay. The MWH users were more likely to have higher OOP payment compared with MWH nonusers in linear and quantile regressions for both unadjusted and adjusted analyses. Higher OOP payments were observed for longer distance traveled and cesarean section (CS) delivery women at the 75th and 90th quantiles of expenditure. Using public transportation was significantly associated with higher OOP payment in all quantile levels. Conclusion Utilization of MWH incurred higher OOP payments, total costs, women's costs, and overall costs compared with MWH nonusers. Higher OOP payments for delivery care among MWH users were observed in all quantiles of expenditure.

Date: 2019
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