Table 5 Multivariate coefficients and 95% confidence intervals from logistic regression models of factors associated with use of a maternity waiting home (MWH) among women surveyed in 2015 and 2017 at postpartum, postnatal, or child welfare visits in two areas of Malawi

 15–19

− 0.04

(− 0.74; 0.65)

− 0.72

(−1.86; 0.42)

0.22

(− 0.69; 1.13)

 20–24

− 0.08

(− 0.70; 0.54)

− 0.46

(− 1.47; 0.54)

0.00

(− 0.82; 0.83)

 25–29

− 0.03

(− 0.63; 0.58)

− 0.37

(−1.34; 0.61)

0.09

(− 0.71; 0.89)

 30–34

− 0.13

(− 0.72; 0.45)

− 0.49

(− 1.47; 0.50)

− 0.06

(− 0.82; 0.70)

 35+ (ref)

–

–

–

 None/Primary (ref)

–

–

–

 Secondary or higher

− 0.09

(− 0.36; 0.18)

− 0.15

(− 0.58; 0.27)

− 0.12

(− 0.50; 0.26)

 Area 25 (ref)

–

–

–

 Kasungu

0.37

(0.09; 0.66)*

NA

NA

 Baseline (2015 - ref)

–

–

–

 Endline (2017)

− 0.23

(− 0.48; 0.03)+

− 0.31

(− 0.73; 0.11)

− 0.15

(− 0.51; 0.20)

 1

0.42

(0.05; 0.80)*

0.74

(0.14; 1.33)*

0.16

(− 0.35; 0.68)

 2 (ref)

–

–

–

 3–4

0.17

(− 0.24; 0.58)

0.12

(− 0.50; 0.75)

0.11

(− 0.47; 0.70)

 5+

0.31

(−0.27; 0.89)

0.22

(−0.73; 1.17)

0.18

(−0.59; 0.95)

 No (ref)

–

–

–

 Yes

0.31

(0.05; 0.56)*

0.17

(−0.23; 0.57)

0.25

(−0.10; 0.60)

 No prior/Live birth (ref)

–

–

–

 Adverse outcome

0.44

(−0.07; 0.95)+

0.67

(−0.03; 1.38)+

0.40

(−0.40; 1.21)

 Not in house (ref)

–

–

–

 In house

−1.30

(−1.65; −0.96)***

−1.97

(−2.40; − 1.54)***

0.43

(− 0.23; 1.08)

Time to facility (continuous)

0.01

(0.00; 0.01)***

−0.00

(−0.01; 0.00)

0.01

(0.01; 0.01)***

 No (ref)

–

–

–

 Yes

0.18

(−0.08; 0.45)

0.13

(−0.31; 0.58)

0.20

(−0.16; 0.56)

Number of observations

1160

538

622

pseudo R2

0.0794

0.1591

0.0690