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dc.contributor.authorRutgers, S.
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabween_GB
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-31T14:46:37Z
dc.date.available2014-10-31T14:46:37Z
dc.date.issued2001-02
dc.identifier.citationRutgers, S. (2001) Two years maternal mortality in Matebeleland North Province, Zimbabwe, CAJM Vol 47, no. 2. Harare, Avondale: CAJM. .en_GB
dc.identifier.issn0008-9176
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/4947
dc.descriptionA CAJM research article.en_GB
dc.description.abstractObjective: To describe timeliness and completeness of maternal mortality notifications after the introduction of a revised national notification form in 1998, as well as socio-demographic and obstetric variables and causes of maternal deaths. Design: Retrospective descriptive study. Setting: Seven districts in Matebeleland North province. Subjects: 95 maternal death notifications from 1 August 1998 to 31 July 2000. Main Outcome Measures: Delay in submission and completeness of reports, age, marital status, religion, reproductive history, booking and referral status, duration and outcome of pregnancy, place of death, cause of death. Results: 92/95 notifications were true maternal deaths, 86% were notified within 48 hours and 79% were complete, 74% of the deaths took place in a health facility. Mean age of the women was 27.8 years, mean parity 3.0. Sixty percent had booked. The five main causes of death were obstetric haemorrhage (26%), malaria (24%), immune deficiency syndrome (13%), abortion (11%) and eclampsia (8%). The maternal mortality ratio per 100 000 reported home and institutional live births ranged from 155 to 532 per district. Conclusion: There is under reporting of maternal mortality in some districts, although from 1997 to 2000 a 200% increase in reporting was seen. Timeliness and completeness of reporting was satisfactory. With the exception of a high contribution from malaria the causes of maternal mortality in Matebeleland North province are similar to those reported elsewhere in Zimbabwe.en_GB
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherCentral African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabween_GB
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en_GB
dc.subjectHealthen_GB
dc.subjectSexuality and Developmenten_GB
dc.titleTwo years maternal mortality in Matebeleland North Province, Zimbabween_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabween_GB


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