Variables of interest and measurement
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The primary outcome variable was the self-reported proportion of MWH use for any pregnancy in the last 5 years whereas the secondary outcomes were knowledge of and attitudes toward MWHs. In this analysis, we aimed to assess the factors associated with knowledge and attitude towards MWHs. The proportion of MWH uptake was measured as the number of women who reported staying at MWH for at least one day for any pregnancy in the last 5 years divided by the number of women who gave birth during the same period (among the women enrolled in the trial) × 100. Knowledge was measured using 7 “Yes” or “No” questions. “Yes” was denoted by “1” and “No” was represented by “0”. Then the sum average for a respondent above the median (Y ≥ 4) was considered good knowledge and below 4 was considered poor knowledge. Attitude was measured using 5 points Likert scales (very disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, very agree). Five questions were used to measure attitude. Average scores above median were considered favorable attitude whereas average scores below median were considered unfavorable attitude.To assess male partner involvement, we adopted a tool from a global framework for assessing male involvement in maternal health