Open AccessMajor obstetric interventions among encamped refugees and the local population in Turkana district, Kenya
Author(s) -
Wilson Odero,
Boaz Otieno-Nyunya
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v78i12.8938
Subject(s) - medicine , refugee , psychological intervention , caesarean section , population , mortality rate , pregnancy , demography , pediatrics , obstetrics , environmental health , nursing , geography , surgery , archaeology , sociology , biology , genetics
Maternal mortality in developing countries remains high due to lack of appropriate emergency obstetric care. Major obstetric intervention (MOI) rate can be used as an indicator of unmet obstetric needs and quality of care.