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Sterilization‐attributable deaths in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Grimes David A.,
Peterson Herbert B.,
Rosenberg Michael J.,
Fishburne John I.,
Rochat Roger W.,
Khan Atiqur R.,
Islam Rafiqul
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(82)90029-7
Subject(s) - medicine , vasectomy , tubal ligation , sterilization (economics) , family planning , population , mortality rate , developed country , demography , gynecology , surgery , research methodology , environmental health , foreign exchange , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , sociology
From January 1, 1979, to March 31, 1980, 20 sterilization‐attributable deaths were identified in Dacca and Rajshahi Divisions, Bangladesh. The leading cause of death from tubectomy was anesthesia overdose and from vasectomy, scrotal infection. Overall, the sterilization‐attributable death‐to‐case rate was 21.3 deaths/100,000 procedures. The health impact of contraceptive sterilization is highly favorable: for each 100,000 tubectomies performed, the cost in lives (19) is offset by approximately 1015 maternal deaths averted.