Open AccessMaternal mortality in Kenya: the state of health facilities in a rural district
Author(s) -
Khama Rogo,
Colette AlooObunga,
C Ombaka,
Monica Oguttu,
Solomon Orero,
C Oyoo,
John Odera
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.v78i9.8977
Subject(s) - medicine , health facility , obstructed labour , qualitative research , staffing , health care , nursing , qualitative property , rural health , reproductive health , rural area , environmental health , population , economic growth , pregnancy , health services , sociology , social science , pathology , machine learning , biology , computer science , caesarean section , economics , genetics
This study was formulated from the premise that the known causes of maternal mortality, namely haemorrhage, sepsis, obstructed labour and abortion belie the more fundamental development problems that influence it, such as the state of local medical services, quality of care and the facilities' ability to respond to reproductive health emergencies.