Maternal mortality in a rural district of southeastern Tanzania: an application of the sisterhood method | Zendy

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Maternal mortality in a rural district of southeastern Tanzania: an application of the sisterhood method

Author(s) -

F. Font,

M Alonso González,

Rose Nathan,

Fred Lwilla,

John Kimario,

Marcel Tanner,

Pedro L. Alonso

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/29.1.107

Subject(s) - tanzania , medicine , demography , maternal death , obstetric transition , standardized mortality ratio , rural area , developing country , cause of death , puerperal infection , environmental health , population , pregnancy , maternal health , geography , disease , economic growth , genetics , environmental planning , pathology , sociology , biology , economics , health services

Deaths from maternal causes represent the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age in most developing countries. It is estimated that the highest risk occurs in Africa, with 20% of world births but 40% of the world maternal deaths. The level of maternal mortality is difficult to assess especially in countries without an adequate vital registration system. Indirect techniques are an attractive cost-effective tool to provide estimates of orders of magnitude for maternal mortality.

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